Off the rails: Cleaner steals train and crashes it into a block of flats

Messy ending: The train derailed and hit a building in Sweden

Reuters

THREE families had a lucky escape when this train smashed into their flats after being stolen by a cleaner.
The 22-year-old woman, who was badly hurt in the crash, took it from the depot where she was working.
She drove the empty train for a mile before it careered off the tracks for 30 yards and hit the building in Sweden. No one inside was hurt.

Lucky escape: Three families were fortunate to escape unharmed

Reuters

Bosses could not explain why the cleaner in Stockholm stole the ­four-carriage train.
Tomas Hedenius of Arriva, which also runs services in the UK, said: “We have only heard good things about her. We’re investigating how this could happen.”
He did not know how she got hold of the keys but said driving a train was straightforward. He said: “You can read about it on the internet,”

The thief, who was badly hurt in the crash, took it from the depot where she was working