Prosecutor investigates fatal crash at Östermalm - Säpo contacted

It was during the night of Saturday 12 September that a 55-year-old woman died and her son was seriously injured as a result of a car crash at Östermalm in Stockholm.

The woman had been picked up by her son - when another car rammed theirs. Witnesses have described it as the other car traveling at a very high speed.

The driver was a man in his 20s, from Södertälje. He left the scene and went to a bar after the car crash, but was arrested shortly after.

"No explanation"

The man is now in custody on suspicion of grossly causing the death of another, gross negligence in traffic and grossly causing bodily harm. He himself has admitted that he drove the car but denies any crime. His lawyer has previously told SVT that he was not aware of his actions at the time of the accident.

Prosecutor Zilla Hirsch says they are still trying to figure out why the man drove the way he did. The investigators have therefore contacted Säpo, something TV4 first reported.

- Right now I have no explanation, says Zilla Hirsch to SVT.

Zilla Hirsch says that they do not suspect any terrorist connections - hear in the video why Säpo was contacted anyway and what they are looking for answers to.

Not under the influence of drugs or alcohol

The test results show that the man had neither alcohol nor drugs in his body. It is still unclear at what speed the car was driven, but parts of the car's journey have been captured by surveillance cameras, says Zilla Hirsch.

- The witnesses have stated very different speeds, which makes the information uncertain. We hope that the videos can be used to calculate the speed.