Trams Collide on Iconic Rotterdam Bridge, 15 Hurt
Officials said seven people were taken to hospital and one was seriously injured as the bridge closed and tram services stopped.
- Two trams collided on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam on Wednesday morning, leaving 15 people injured, according to the Rotterdam-Rijnmond Safety Region.
- Footage shows the second tram colliding with a stationary vehicle without braking, causing one tram to derail and damaging two cars in the impact.
- While officials initially reported 18 injured, they revised the total to 15, with seven people hospitalized and one person seriously injured; firefighters and paramedics attended the scene.
- Transport company RET halted services on lines 3 and 5, stating, "We have seen the footage and are deeply shocked" by the collision.
- An investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing as authorities work to establish how the collision occurred on the iconic bridge.
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A live transmission from the bridge shows the vehicle driving from the center of the city colliding with the other, which was being stopped
Two trams have collided in the Dutch city of Rotterdam.
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