At least three people were killed when a double-decker bus crashed into a bus stop in Stockholm on Friday, police in the Swedish capital said.
In a statement, Police confirmed that three other people were injured, two of whom were taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment.
Following the prosecutor’s decision, the bus driver has been arrested and detained, police said.
Police initially said they were investigating the incident as a homicide.
An update later Friday night said “there is no indication that the incident was intentional” and “the crime classification is causing death and causing bodily harm.”
Police have still not commented on the gender or age of the victims.
What do we know about the bus accident in Stockholm?
Police said officers were working with rescue and ambulance services at the crime scene, which has been cordoned off.
According to Reuters, a spokesperson for Stockholm rescue services said there were no passengers on the bus when it crashed.
The incident occurred shortly after 3 p.m. local time (1400 UTC/GMT) on Valhallavägen Street near the University of Technology.
A spokesperson for the company Transdev confirmed that the bus belonged to them.
“This is one of our buses that was involved and it’s a double decker,” Lovisa Abom said.
Mathias Haglund of the rescue service said that the bus “should not have been in service and was carrying only the driver.”
In a post on Twitter, Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Christerson said his thoughts were with “those affected and their families”.
Christerson said, “The police, ambulance and rescue services now have a very difficult and important job to do. I urge everyone to show consideration and understanding for their actions.”
Edited by: Shawn Sinico