Stolen train crashes into building in Sweden
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Raw: Train slams into building near Stockholm
Officials say a cleaning lady stole an empty commuter train and drove it to a suburb of Stockholm where it derailed and slammed into an apartment building. The woman was arrested for suspicion of endangering the public. (Jan. 15)
AP
- Commuter train was empty
- Four-car train was stolen from depot
- The female suspect was seriously injured
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish officials say a cleaner stole an empty commuter train from a train depot and drove it to a suburb of Stockholm where it derailed and slammed into an apartment building.
Police spokesman Lars Bystrom said the woman was seriously injured in the crash in the early hours of Tuesday and was flown to a Stockholm hospital. No one else was injured.
Bystrom said she was arrested on suspicion of endangering the public.
Tomas Hedenius, a spokesman for train operator Arriva, said the woman, born in 1990, stole the four-car train at a depot outside Stockholm.
She then drove it about a mile to the end station on the railway line, where it jumped the tracks and crashed into a three-story building. The motive was unclear.