{"id":6860,"date":"2026-02-27T22:16:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=6860"},"modified":"2026-02-27T22:16:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:16:27","slug":"tram-derailment-leaves-two-dead-and-dozens-injured-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=6860","title":{"rendered":"Tram derailment leaves two dead and dozens injured | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Two people have been killed and 49 injured after a tram derailed in the centre of Milan, before slamming into a building.<\/p>\n

The Number 9 tram was supposed to have continued straight along the central Vittorio Veneto avenue, but it suddenly swerved at a switch track that is used by another tram line, according to a video of the crash broadcast by Sky TG24.<\/p>\n

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The video shows the tram nearly flipping onto its side as it takes the curve before crashing.<\/p>\n

Milan mayor Beppe Sala suggested human error was to blame, saying the driver had apparently failed to switch tracks to keep the tram going straight.<\/p>\n

He described the driver as an experienced employee who had only been on his shift for an hour.<\/p>\n

However, he said the driver had skipped a stop before the crash and would be questioned from the hospital where he was being treated for his injuries.<\/p>\n

Emergency services said two people had been killed. Mr Sala said one passenger had died on the tram and one on the street.<\/p>\n

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He said none of the other injured were in a life-threatening condition.<\/p>\n

Dozens of ambulances, fire engines and police cars responded to the crash, with crews escorting passengers in thermal blankets away from the scene.<\/p>\n

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ATM, the Milan public transport company, said it was cooperating with prosecutors “to precisely establish the cause and dynamic of the incident”.<\/p>\n

The incident came as the city is hosting its seasonal fashion shows and is in the interim between hosting the Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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