| Re: Many hurt in tram collision, Strasbourg. Posted by stuving at 10:38, 12th January 2025 |     |
An update this morning (from TV5 Monde Info) says:
One tram was stopped at an underground platform serving the railway station.
Another had left was stopped for traffic
For an unknown reason it set off backwards down a slope and was going quite fast when it hit the one behind.
A total of 68 people are recorded as injured, the most serious being "a couple of broken collar bones".
About 100 other passengers were involved and not injured.
Other news sources, including English language ones, should update later this morning.
| Re: Many hurt in tram collision, Strasbourg. Posted by stuving at 08:33, 12th January 2025 | |
Best evidence so far says that the tram in front at the stop started in reverse, to the surprise of its driver. Several doors jumped out of their slots following the impact, but were held at the top and could not be moved, which was one factor that hindered egress. Several things to investigate there.
| Many hurt in tram collision, Strasbourg - 11 January 2025 Posted by broadgage at 23:33, 11th January 2025 | |
Many injured, some seriously, no mention of fatalities.
Looking at video of the immediate aftermath, I find it surprising that large numbers of screaming victims seemed confined on board, was there no emergency egress ?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15z34gjlndo
Edit note: date added in topic heading, for ease of future reference. CfN.
