Tram derails on ice in wintry Zurich Oerlikon
Caroline Bishop - [email protected]
Published: 30 Dec, 2014 CET.
Updated: Tue 30 Dec 2014 13:59 CET
A tram derailed and smashed into a shopping centre in Zurich on Tuesday morning amid snowy conditions in the city.
The number 14 tram crashed into a building housing a Coop City supermarket and a perfume shop in Zurich Oerlikon around 11.30am on Tuesday.
Speaking to newspaper 20 Minuten, a witness said the tram “appeared to miss a curve and carried straight on. Perhaps the track was icy.”
Police confirmed the accident, without giving further information.
According to a Coop employee no one was injured.
“Normally our customers are less forceful and use the main entrance,” joked Coop spokesperson Urs Meier to 20 Minuten.
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The number 14 tram crashed into a building housing a Coop City supermarket and a perfume shop in Zurich Oerlikon around 11.30am on Tuesday.
Speaking to newspaper 20 Minuten, a witness said the tram “appeared to miss a curve and carried straight on. Perhaps the track was icy.”
Police confirmed the accident, without giving further information.
According to a Coop employee no one was injured.
“Normally our customers are less forceful and use the main entrance,” joked Coop spokesperson Urs Meier to 20 Minuten.
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