At least 30 individuals have been injured after 2 cable cars collided at Strasbourgs main station on Saturday, authorities said.Videos and pictures posted on social media revealed two cable cars containing dozens of people inside.
One video reveals smoke increasing and chaotic scenes as an alarm sounds.Local media reported that the crash happened after one of the trams switched tracks and collided with a fixed tram.
Other reports said one tram was reversing at the time.A spokesman for the prefecture said an examination into the reason for the accident has actually been opened and no fatalities have been confirmed.Strasbourgs mayor Jeanne Barseghian informed reporters at the scene there had been a crash involving a tram, however the cause was not known.According to BFM TV, Barseghian gotten in touch with people to await the results of the investigation.One eyewitness called Johan informed AFP news agency that he saw one of the trams reversing at speed, adding: We heard a huge impact, a huge bang.Another eyewitness told BFM television that the doors of the tram flew off on impact.The outlet reported that a large security border was established in front of the station.The Bas-Rhin regions Fire and Rescue Service posted on X advising individuals to avoid the area to enable emergency situation services to access the area.The services director Rene Cellier said a few of the non-fatal injuries reported were primarily injury, but also consist of scalp injuries, clavicle fractures, and knee sprains.There are also around 100 individuals who have no particular injuries but are being seen by the doctors, Cellier said.He included that around 50 cars and 130 firefighters were dispatched to the scene and that the circumstance could have been a lot more serious.Source: BBC-- Agencies