Multiple people injured after ferry with 150 on board crashes at ‘high speed’

The crash occurred at 11am local time

Multiple people have been rushed to hospital after a passenger boat carrying 150 passengers collided with a quay in Sweden. 

At least 15 people sustained injuries as a result of the crash and five have been taken to hospital with minor injuries. 

The incident occurred at the port of Nacka to the east of the Swedish capital Stockholm.  

A spokesperson for shipping company Strömma, who own the boat, said: “It is our ferry that runs between Stockholm and Fjäderholmarna, which for unknown reasons did not have sufficient reverse power and crashed hard into the quay."

Local police have reportedly opened a criminal investigation into the incident for negligence in maritime traffic and causing bodily harm.

The same vessel involved in the incident today also ran aground and smashed into an outdoor restaurant just a few weeks ago.

The spokesperson for Strömma added: "It's two unrelated events. We do not yet know if a technical fault was behind this incident, we have not come that far yet."