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Tram Derails in Milan, Leaving One Dead and Dozens Injured
- On Friday, a tram derailed and smashed into a building on Vittorio Veneto street in Milan, killing one and injuring around 20 people, a police source told AFP.
- Video footage broadcast by Sky TG24 shows the tram suddenly swerving at a track switch used by another tram line, while investigators say the exact cause remains unknown and witnesses reported the tram was travelling fast.
- Footage of the crash shows the tram nearly flipping; witness Anna said, `I saw a bit of the tram had gone into a shop` and passengers described being thrown to the floor.
- Dozens of ambulances, fire trucks and police cars rushed to the scene, with crews escorting passengers in thermal blankets, while ATM said it is cooperating with prosecutors to establish the cause.
- The crash occurred amid Milan's Fashion Week on Vittorio Veneto avenue, as the tram route runs through Italy's financial capital, magnifying disruption and wide media coverage on Feb 27, 2026.
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AlKhaleej Today‘Enormous bang’ and chaos: Milan tram derails, crashes into restaurant; two killed, 38 injured
MILAN, Feb 28 — A tram derailed and smashed into a building in Milan yesterday, killing two people and injuring at least 38 others, police told AFP.One of the dead was hit by the tram as it derailed and the second victim was a passenger, the city’s mayor Giuseppe Sala told reporters at the scene.Firemen wrapped survivors in emergency blankets while ambulances took the more seriously injured to hospital.The accident came only days after Milan fin…
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