A passenger tram jumped its tracks and crashed into a building in downtown Milan, Italy on Friday, resulting in one death and more than 20 injuries. The accident occurred on a major avenue in the city's center while Milan was hosting its fashion week events.
MILAN, Italy — A passenger tram jumped its tracks and crashed into a building in downtown Milan on Friday, leaving one person dead and injuring over 20 others, according to Italian authorities and news reports.
The accident happened on Vittorio Veneto avenue in the city center during Milan’s fashion week, as the Italian fashion capital prepares for upcoming Winter Olympic and Paralympic events.
Video footage aired by Sky TG24 shows the Number 9 tram was traveling at high speed along its regular route through Milan’s financial district when it unexpectedly veered off course at a junction used by another tram line. The tram nearly tipped over as it took the sharp turn before crashing to a halt.
Lombardy welfare official Guido Bertolaso confirmed the fatality and said one injured passenger remains in critical condition, according to LaPresse news agency. Emergency responders deployed numerous ambulances, fire engines and police vehicles to the crash site, helping passengers wrapped in emergency blankets away from the wreckage.
Milan’s public transportation authority ATM confirmed the death in an official statement and said they are working with prosecutors “to precisely establish the cause and dynamic of the incident.”
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