Two trams collide in Strasbourg leaving dozens injured
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A peaceful Saturday turned into a nightmare after two trams crashed in the French city of Strasbourg. The emergency services rushed to Strasbourg station after two trams crashed this afternoon in the city in eastern France. The number of injured could be as high as 50, France3 reports citing René Cellier, the director of the Bas-Rhin Fire and Rescue service, while other sources have said that around 30 were hurt.
![[The emergency services carrying an injured person at Gare de Strasbourg main station after a tram collision.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235650639-c225.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Five casualties were left in critical condition after one of the trams reportedly reversed at full speed in the station tunnel. One eyewitness called John, who refused to give his last name, told AFP that there was a ‘problem with the brakes.’. Mr Cellier said the incident ‘could have been much more serious.’.
![[Two trams crashed in Strasbourg, France.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235641857-fb70.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=480)
Most of the injuries were scalp wounds, knee sprains and broken collarbones, he said. The city mayor Jeanne Barseghian said the ‘brutal’ crash could have caused by a reversing tram. ‘What we know at this stage is that there was a brutal collision between two trams, on the platform, under the station,’ she said.
![[Two trams crashed in Strasbourg, France.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235642182-f1bc-e1736609361794.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=474)
The police confirmed that tram traffic through the main station’s Gare Centrale stop has been interrupted ‘following a tram accident.’. While the cause of the crash is not yet known, the two trams reportedly crashed on the same track at the Strasbourg central station at about 3.30pm local time.
![[People at the Strasbourg central station after a tram collision.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_235640557-3fa7.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Footage shows chaos on the station platform, with a suspected injured person lying on the floor and smoke coming out of the tram wreckage. The Bas-Rhin prefecture said that people ‘are involved’ in the accident and that ‘significant’ resources have been sent to the scene.
