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Stockholm train crashed into apartments by cleaner

A cleaning woman has stolen an empty commuter train in a suburb of Stockholm and crashed it into a house, injuring herself, Swedish officials say.

She drove the four-carriage train out of the depot for about a mile (1.6km) until it jumped the tracks, ending up wedged into a three-storey building...

Cleaner injured after 'driving stolen train into building' in Stockholm

Swedish cleaner not to blame for train crash

she started the vehicle by accident as she was cleaning it in the middle of the night...

The train operating companies, Arriva and SL, may now face an investigation into a possible breach of safety laws...

Sweden train crash: Cleared of stealing the locomotive, cleaner now wants to drive one

Firm which blamed her for accident offers her job in the cabin...