Shocking second tram derails in bustling metropolis centre and ploughs into ‘retailer at full pace’ leaving 4 injured
A tram in Oslo derailed and ploughed into a storefront leaving four people injured.
In harrowing footage, taken from a nearby CCTV camera, the tram can be seen travelling at speed as it cruises off its guided path on the road and into the front of an electronic store.
Shocked passerbys witnessing the crash appear visibly shaken as they react to crash and appear to rush to the scene just as the video cuts out.
The crash occurred this afternoon on Storgata Street – one of the busiest shopping streets in the Norwegian capital.
In harrowing footage, taken from a nearby CCTV camera, the tram can be seen travelling at speed as it cruises off its guided path on the road and into the front of an electronic store
Shocked passerbys witnessing the crash appear visibly shaken as they react to crash and appear to rush to the scene just as the video cuts out
Pictures taken after the crash reveal just how hard the tram hit the store with most of the front carriage buried inside the Eplehuset – a store which sells Apple products in Norway
Tonight, the tram was removed from the crash site – revealing the extent of the damage to the streetcar – with the front damaged and much of the windscreen shattered
Pictures taken after the crash reveal just how hard the tram hit the store with most of the front carriage buried inside the Eplehuset – a store which sells Apple products in Norway.
The Daily Telegraph reported that the tram was supposed to make a left turn onto the bustingly shopping street but instead came off the path.
Norwegian police cordoned off the area after the crash.
The force said roughly 20 people were onboard and of the four injured the driver is among them.
Tonight, the tram was removed from the crash site – revealing the extent of the damage to the streetcar – with the front damaged and much of the windscreen shattered.
The police said it is too early to say what had caused the incident.
In a statement they said: ‘We are going to have to conduct inquiries on site by our specialists.’
