Multiple people have been injured after a ferry carrying around 150 passengers crashed in Sweden.
The ship collided with a quay on Nacka beach, east of Stockholm, this morning.
Police, including the maritime police, were called to the scene.
Stockholm Police confirmed it has opened a criminal investigation into "negligence in maritime traffic and causing bodily harm" following the crash.
Nacka, near Stockholm, where the ferry crashed
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It initially said three to four people were "slightly injured" but in a later update said five had been taken to hospital.
"A total of five people with minor injuries were taken to hospital for treatment by ambulance, Stockholm Police stated.
"The police have opened a criminal investigation into negligence in maritime traffic and causing bodily harm."
Early information told to Swedish newspaper Expressen said approximately 15 people were hurt in the crash, five of whom were taken to hospital.
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Boats docked in Stockholm, where ferries regularly travel to from Nacka
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The same ferry involved in the incident reportedly ran aground and went into an outdoor restaurant several weeks ago.
A spokesman for ship operating company, Strömma, said: "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."
Peter Henricson, spokesperson for Strömma, told Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet: "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."
Nacka is located close by to the centre of Stockholm.
Regular ferries run between the two destinations, with the journey taking around 40 minutes.
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