A serious traffic accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon in Piraeus, when a tram crashed on a parked bus on Asia Minor Street, shortly before leaving Grigoriou Lambrakis Avenue while landing passengers.
The collision injured 30 people, all slightly injured, including both drivers.
Specifically, according to EKAB, which attempted at the site of the accident with 7, one of which mobile medical unit, 2 motorcycles of the immediate intervention team, 16 rescuers and one doctor, a total of 24 injured were preventive in hospitals:
- 17 Lightly injured at Elefsina General Hospital “Thriassio”
- 6 injured at Attica General Hospital
- 1 minor child at Children’s Hospital “Hagia Sophia”
In a statement, STASY said that the driver felt unwell during the route and hit the urban bus. At the same time, he notes that before the collision, the train braking system was put into operation and limited the severity of the collision.
Due to the conflict, the circulation on line 7 of the tram “Asclepius Voula – Agia Triada Piraeus” is temporarily held at the Voula – SEF Asklepieion.
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The announcement of EKAB
Regarding the traffic accident this afternoon between tram and a bus in Piraeus, EKAB responded to just 5 minutes after receiving the call. A total of 16 rescuers and one physician with 2 motorcycles of the immediate intervention team and 7 ambulances (1 mobile medical unit) attempted. 17 Lightly injured at the Elefsina General Hospital “Thriassio”, 6 at the Attica CAT General Hospital and 1 minor child at the Children’s Hospital “Hagia Sophia” (in total 24 people) were preventively decorated.
The announcement of OSY:
OSY SA on the incident on Asia Minor Street in Piraeus in which tram crashed on a parked bus while landing passengers, informs that it is monitoring the incident and working with the competent authorities. Police and EKAB have been called to the spot. We will come back with newer updates.
STASY’s announcement:
We would like to inform you that at 18:30 today Wednesday 10/09, a Tram vehicle collided with a stopped urban bus on Asia Minor Street in Piraeus, resulting in the injury of passengers as well as drivers of the 2 vehicles. Traffic and EKAB have been called and operated at the spot.
According to the first information and what the tram driver said, the driver felt unwell during the route and hit the urban bus. Prior to the collision, the emergency brake system was launched and limited the severity of the collision.
The driver’s shift had begun at 4 this afternoon. According to data from St.SY’s Vardiology, the driver did not work last weekend, and on Monday and Tuesday, according to the 8 -hour shift.
Traffic on line 7 of the tram “Asclepieion Voula – Agia Triada Piraeus” is temporarily held at the Voula – Seph.
St.SY regrets the incident, monitors the health of the wounded and apologizes to the passenger public for the disruption and hassle caused.
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