Accidents|The collision happened near Sörnäinen metro station.
Tram and a car collided in Alpiharju, Helsinki, early Tuesday evening.
The police received a notification about the mission at 5:31 p.m. Traffic is already moving normally in the area.
According to the situation center of the Helsinki police, a tram and a passenger car were traveling side by side along Helsinginkatu towards the east, when the passenger car suddenly turned in front of the tram.
The tram of line 8 hit the front of the passenger car on the driver’s side. The collision happened at the intersection of Helsinginkatu and Pengerkatu near the Sörnäinen metro station.
According to the situation center, no injuries were reported as a result of the accident.
The driver is suspected of endangering traffic safety.
Kide Rinne was on board the tram when the collision occurred.
“The trolley had to brake hard and there were people inside the trolley surprised. The collision was felt quite noticeably while riding the trolley.”
According to Rinne, law enforcers from the subway station quickly arrived at the scene, and soon the police and the rescue service as well.
“Ratikka was evacuated just in case,” says Rinne.
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