Three women killed in Friday's bus tragedy in Stockholm

Three women died in Friday’s bus accident on Valhallavägen in Stockholm. This is according to a press release from the police.

It was on Friday afternoon when a bus crashed into a bus shelter on Valhallavägen, outside the Royal Institute of Technology. Several people were killed and injured in the accident.

Three deceased women

Now the police announce that the three who died in the accident were women. Two of them were in their 65s, and in those cases, the police have been able to notify their relatives.

In the third case, it concerns a 55-year-old woman. Her relatives are being sought by the police ”in another European country”, as stated in the press release.

In addition to the three deceased women, two people were taken to the hospital for treatment. One person with serious, but not life-threatening injuries. The other with moderate injuries. Region Stockholm stated on Monday that the condition is stable for both.

Bus driver suspected of crime

The man who drove the bus was arrested and initially detained for gross negligence causing death and gross negligence causing bodily harm. He was released over the weekend.

On Monday, senior prosecutor Carolina Frohm stated that the man is still suspected, but for normal-grade negligence causing death.

– The investigation is in an intensive stage, with both interrogations and technical examinations. The purpose of the investigation is to try to clarify what has happened. The suspicions of negligence causing death remain for the time being, she said in a press release.

Samnytt has contacted Carolina Frohm.

Speculations about illness

There has been speculation that the bus driver suffered from an illness, and that was the cause of the bus accident. An explanation that Transdev themselves are said to have communicated internally, according to DN. The bus company has later denied that explanation.

”Our thoughts go to the affected, their relatives and loved ones, and we fully cooperate with the police and other actors to clarify the course of events and will also initiate our own investigation as soon as it is practically possible”, Transdev wrote on its website.