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Accident involving tram and lorry - Munich Westend

25 people hurt - Tue 14.Mar.2006

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eurovol
Seems there was an accident involving the Tram 18 and a truck with a crane. The crane broke free and whacked the bahn off the tracks. 25 people are injured and the Westend Strasse is closed. That is all the info that I know about and heard on the radio.

24 Verletzte bei Trambahn-Unfall in München - Yahoo! News

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München (AFP) - Ein Baukran hat in München zwei Waggons einer Trambahn aufgeschlitzt; dabei wurden 24 Menschen zum Teil schwer verletzt. Lebensgefahr bestehe aber nicht, teilte ein Polizeisprecher mit. Ein Lastwagen hatte den Kran auf einem Anhänger über eine Hauptstraße im Stadtbereich transportiert, als die Kupplung riss und sich der Anhänger selbständig machte. Dabei sei er genau auf die gerade vorbeifahrende Tram zugerollt und habe diese auf Fensterhöhe aufgeschlitzt.

"Es ist Glück, dass nicht viel mehr passiert ist", sagte der Polizeisprecher. An der Tram der Linie 18 entstand Totalschaden, der Fahrer erlitt einen Schock.

Accident photos: one, two, three
Keydeck
Westendstr is closed off from the junction with Zschokkestr, but only the lane heading SW. Two cops sitting there explaining to people why they can't go that way by car and why the tram is not running. Couldn't see anything amiss so it must be a long way down.
ajohnson
How did I manage to miss this? I must have walked home in a total fog.
Keydeck
Update: Crane was turning across the pavement and had to swerve suddenly to avoid a woman who, according to a police spokesman, was "walking along in some sort of strange all encompassing fog".
eurovol
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Just saw the tram on BR. It was definitely messed up.
boomtown_rat
yeah it was bloody heavy before they lifted it off me. thanks a bundle aj
ajohnson
Story of my life. Destruction and mayhem wherever I go.
NOFXmike
Are there any better pics online of this? I was downtown near there at around that time but missed it.
pootle
Theres a load of pictures on the Feuerwehr press site

Sorry, I dont have time to save and attach them all.

P
don_riina
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a woman who was "walking along in some sort of strange all encompassing fog".

Stoner.
Friday
QUOTE (Keydeck @ Mar 14 2006, 6:28 pm) *
Update: Crane was turning across the pavement and had to swerve suddenly to avoid a woman who, according to a police spokesman, was "walking along in some sort of strange all encompassing fog".

don't we all have days like that sometimes?
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