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Many feared dead in Sweden’s Stockholm after bus ramped into pedestrians

Many feared dead in Sweden’s Stockholm after bus ramped into pedestrians

Many feared dead in Sweden’s Stockholm after bus ramped into pedestrians Photograph: (Credit: X)

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The first responders, police, emergency services and ambulances rushed to the incident spot. Valhallavägen was closed between Odengatan and Engelbrektsgatan as the operation continued.

On Friday (Nov 14), many in central Stockholm were hit by a bus. The accident occurred on Valhallavägen near the Royal Institute of Technology. The authorities confirmed three were killed and three injured. The first responders: police, emergency services and ambulances rushed to the incident spot. Valhallavägen was closed between Odengatan and Engelbrektsgatan as the operation continued. As reported by news agency AFP, the incident occurred in the Ostermalm district of the Swedish capital, and police said earlier that the driver had been arrested and a manslaughter investigation opened. The police said the double-decker bus crashed into a bus stop queue in central Stockholm during Friday's afternoon rush hour.

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