A tram on the platform at the underground stop at Strasbourg station was violently hit from the front by the tram in front of it, this Saturday shortly before 4 p.m.
The tram, which had to stop before the next station due to a traffic jam on the tracks, went back for a reason still unknown and rolled down the slope leading to the station.
A video shows badly damaged trains, the ends of the colliding trams heavily depressed, and passengers on the ground on the station platform.
Fractures, sprains, wounds
The collision caused 68 injured “in relative urgency”according to the final report communicated this Sunday by the prefecture.
The victims presented injuries related to trauma, “wounds on the scalp, one or two fractures of the clavicle, a sprained knee”detailed Saturday the director of the Bas-Rhin fire and rescue service, René Cellier.
Around a hundred people escaped unhurt.
The hypothesis of a voluntary act ruled out
The prosecution announced that it had opened an investigation for involuntary injuries, which aims to “determine the causes of the accident and highlight possible criminal responsibilities”. The hypothesis of a voluntary act is ruled out.
Tram traffic at the station has been interrupted and will not resume for several days, said the Compagnie des transports strasbourgeois (CTS).
