Two trams collided in the tunnel leading to the stop serving Strasbourg station this Saturday afternoon. The accident left at least 20 injured, the prefecture said. The victims are in a state of “relative emergency”, indicated a spokesperson for the prefecture, specifying that the circumstances of the accident have not yet been established.
A large security perimeter was established in front of the station, where numerous ambulances took up position. A video from a witness on social networks shows a chaotic scene with two trams seriously damaged in the tunnel, at the station. One of the trams appears to have derailed due to the impact. Strasbourg was the first major French city to put a tram network back into service, starting in 1994. There had not been a major accident since.
