New information about the Tampere train accident: efforts are being made to get the main tracks open within hours, now trains are not moving

Train services in Tampere have been temporarily suspended due to a garbage truck on the track. The cleanup is expected to take eight hours.

Train traffic was interrupted in Tampere on Thursday morning when a garbage truck drove onto the tracks in the city center at Ratapihala, reports Yle.

Based on reader photos from the scene, the track where the garbage truck ended up was empty at the time of the accident. Train traffic is being significantly disrupted.