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2nd LD Writethru: Three killed in bus accident in Sweden

Xinhua, April 2, 2017 Adjust font size:

Three people were killed and around 30 others have been injured in a bus accident in central Sweden, Swedish Television reported on Sunday.

The accident occurred on Sunday morning between Sveg and Fagelsjo in Harjedalen, central Sweden.

Swedish Television quoted sources as reporting that the bus was carrying young people on their way to a ski trip. There were 59 people on the bus, including 52 youth and seven adults.

Among the injured, six people were in seriously condition. All the wounded have been transported to hospital, according to the Swedish Television.

The bus was traveling in the northbound direction and ran off the road. Site pictures showed that the bus is on the side of a small slope to the road.

"I have heard the horrifying news of the bus accident near Sveg. It leaves me and the entire country in mourning," Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said in a statement to Swedish TT News Agency.

Investigation teams have been set up to find out the reasons of the accident. Endit