New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- In a tragic incident, a bus hit a stop in central Stockholm on Friday, killing several people, following which authorities have launched an investigation.

The driver of the bus has been arrested, and the incident is being investigated as involuntary manslaughter, said police.

The incident occurred near the Royal Institute of Technology university.

Authorities were alerted to the crash at 3:23 p.m. on Friday. The vehicle rammed into the covered bus shelter on Valhallavagen, a street in the Swedish capital's Östermalm district.

However, it was not clear if the incident was an accident as there was no information pointing to it being an attack.

The police did not reveal the number of casualties and how many pe...