All five injured in building site lift crash have died, say Swedish authorities

All five injured in building site lift crash have died, say Swedish authorities
Police were called to the scene of the accident, the cause of which is still unknown (Claudio Bresciani/TT News Agency/AP)

All five people who were inside a construction site lift that crashed to the ground in Sweden have died, officials said on Tuesday.

Authorities had previously only reported that the occupants were seriously injured when the elevator plummeted 66ft (20m) in Sundbyberg, a northern suburb of the capital, Stockholm, on Monday.

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