At least three dead and several injured after bus 'ploughs through shelter' in Swedish capital of Stockholm

The bus driver has been arrested with the incident being treated as involuntary manslaughter, it has been reported.

Six people were affected by the incident, a spokesperson for Stockholm's rescue services told Reuters.

All six casualties were people on the street at the time of the crash.

The crash took place at 3:24pm in Valhallavägen in Östermalm, near the city's University of Technology.

“At this time, the police are not commenting on information about the number, gender or ages of victims,” the police said in a statement.

One local described the moment he heard the crash.

“I was lying in my room, heard a loud bang and heard several people screaming," he said.

“Then I ran to the window and saw a bus that had crashed and several people on the ground.”

According to reports in Sweden, the bus, which belongs to Transdev, was not in service and had no passengers on board.

A police spokesperson said: "It is being investigated as involuntary manslaughter.

"The bus driver has been arrested but that is routine in such an incident."

They added that they had no information pointing to it being an attack.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said in a post on X: "We do not yet know the cause of this, but right now my thoughts are foremost with those who have been affected and their families."

A resident of Valhallavägen, the area of Stockholm where the incident occurred, told Swedish news outlet Aftonbladet: "I was lying in bed in my room, heard a loud bang and heard several people screaming.

"Then I ran to the window and saw a bus that had crashed and several people on the ground."

Michelle Mac Key, another eyewitness, also told the outlet: "I crossed the road and saw the double-decker bus that had rammed an entire bus stop.

"I witnessed total chaos."