2025 Stockholm bus crash

The bus driver had been driving since 1:00 pm and was about to take a break when the accident occurred.^[1] At 3:20 pm, the bus drove unexpectedly onto the sidewalk and rammed six commuters, a bus stop, and several trees before crashing into a lamppost.^[2] The first emergency call to SOS Alarm was received at 3:24 pm, reporting of a bus accident at the Tekniska Högskolan station. The degree of damage was unclear at the time.^[3] The driver was arrested at the scene and was suspected of gross causing of death and bodily injury.^[4] Later that evening, SL had gone into state of readiness.^[5] Four people, including the driver, was transported to hospital during the evening.^[4] At 8:30 pm, the Swedish Police Authority confirmed that three people were killed by the accident.^[6]

The cause of the accident is still unknown and under investigation. SL and Transdev confirmed that the vehicle involved was a Volvo 9700 DD double-decker bus,^[7] which had been operating on Line 676 shortly before, and had approved vehicle inspection.^[8] After the accident, the Swedish Accident Investigation Authority was summoned to investigate the vehicle.^[1] The following day, the arrested driver was subsequently released; but suspicions of crime still remained,^[9][10] and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and his wife visited the site to honor the victims later on the evening. A week after the accident, prosecutors announced that no indication that the driver had acted intentionally.^[11]