Horror tram crash in city leaves at least 20 injured
- At least 20 people were injured on Tuesday morning after an M17 tram derailed in Berlin's Neu-Hohenschoenhausen neighborhood, striking a power pole.
- Emergency personnel arrived at the scene with 51 responders, where three passengers sustained serious injuries and 17 suffered minor injuries, with 12 transported to hospitals.
- BVG leader Henrik Falk visited the scene shortly after 11am, telling reporters, "We are deeply saddened by the images we have seen here," while noting the cause remains under investigation.
- Transport officials shut off power to the tram while establishing replacement bus services as lines M17 remained out of action near Wartenberger Stra and Arnimstra.
- Emergency services received the initial call at 9:29 am, and Officials confirmed the tram did not topple during the derailment while continuing to investigate the accident's cause.
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A tram from the Berlin Public Transport Company (BVG) derailed on Tuesday in a heavy accident that caused twenty injuries, including three serious ones, in the northeastern Berlin neighbourhood of Neu-Hohenschönhausen, the firefighters of the capital of Germany reported.A call at 07.29 GMT alerted the Berlin fire brigade to derailment, which led to the activation of "the protocol of mass influx of injuries," the Berlin fire brigade said in a sta…
In Berlin, a tramway has hit and derailed the mast of a power line. According to the fire department, 20 people have been injured, three of them have been severely injured. The route is expected to be blocked for longer. [more]]>
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