A collision between two trams in Strasbourg leaves several injured. The accident occurred in a tunnel in the afternoon.
A serious accident occurred on Saturday January 11, around 3:30 p.m. in the afternoon in Strasbourg. A tram derailed, hitting the one parked opposite at the tram stop at Strasbourg station, “Gare centrale”. The accident having occurred in a tunnel, the intervention of the rescue teams was slowed down. It is the only tram stop in the Strasbourg network that is underground. The station was quickly evacuated and barricaded by soldiers. Emergency services are also present on site: 121 firefighters arrived with 50 vehicles, according to Latest News from Alsacewho take care of the injured and evacuations. Traffic is interrupted on lines A and D between the Rotonde and Langstross/Grand-Rue stops. Replacement buses will be put in place, according to members of the municipal team.
[INTERVENTION EN COURS] Tram accident at the Central Station stop in #Strasbourg.
Many ways #Firefighters67 mobilized.
Avoid the Place des Halles, Gare, Boulevard du Président Wilson areas and facilitate emergency access pic.twitter.com/BHmDE0QbJI— Bas-Rhin fire and rescue service (@sdis67) January 11, 2025
Emergency services ask in a message published on For her part, the mayor of the city indicated that she had gone to the site “alongside the injured and the rescuers”. The prefect is also on site. A security PC was quickly set up.
[INTERVENTION EN COURS] Tram accident at the Central Station stop in #Strasbourg.
Many ways #Firefighters67 mobilized.
Avoid the Place des Halles, Gare, Boulevard du Président Wilson areas and facilitate emergency access pic.twitter.com/BHmDE0QbJI— Bas-Rhin fire and rescue service (@sdis67) January 11, 2025
How many injured?
The accident involved around a hundred people. According to initial estimates, “around fifty” people are injured in a state of “relative emergency”, according to the latest provisional assessment, around fifteen of whom have already been transported to hospital. The mayor of Strasbourg spoke of “fractures, cuts and neck pain”. According to initial information, a switching error is to blame. The mayor of Strasbourg speaks of an unexplained reversal. Demonstrations took place during the day in the area, creating a “traffic jam” in the tram network, according to the municipal team.
The city’s mayor, Jeanne Barsehian, quickly spoke, assuring that there were “no deaths” and “no absolute emergency injuries” according to information from the rescue teams.
According to the general director of CTS (Compagnie des Transports Strasbougreois), the two drivers were not injured in the accident. They should be questioned by investigators in order to understand the circumstances of the accident once the shock has passed.