BREAKING: Three dead as truck drives into pedestrians in Sweden
According to emerging reports, three people have been killed after a truck crashed into crowds of people on a street in central Stockholm.
Several others have been injured.
It is understood that the vehicle crashed into the Åhléns department store on Drottningsgatan in the Swedish capital.
A large truck has driven into people on street in central Stockholm, according to Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet: https://t.co/oACBdKarJB pic.twitter.com/T2LAg0E4ob
— Peter Yeung (@ptr_yeung) April 7, 2017
Swedish media outlets are suggesting that the incident may be terrorist-motivated, but details have yet to be confirmed.
"I went to the main street when a big truck came out of nowhere," one witness told Swedish publication Aftonbladet.
"I could not see if anyone was driving it but it got out of control. I saw at least two being run over. I ran as fast as I could from there.
Something's happening on Drottninggatan and around Stockholm. pic.twitter.com/YPbrZSe5Mb
— Johnny Chadda (@johnnychadda) April 7, 2017
It has also been reported that shots have been fired in the area.
Twitter is currently awash with posts offering their support to the people of Stockholm.
