Several people have been left injured after two trams crashed in the French city of Strasbourg.
The emergency services rushed to Strasbourg station after two trams crashed this afternoon in the city in eastern France.
Around thirty people are feared injured, with five casualties reportedly in critical condition, according to the French outlet Actu17.
The police confirmed that tram traffic through the main station has been interrupted ‘following a tram accident.’
Shocked passengers tried to get away from the crashed trams, with some people lying on the platform (Picture: Snapchat/christellaomank)
The two trams which are thought to have crashed today at Gare de Strasbourg (Picture: Snapchat/christellaomank)
Footage shows chaos on the station platform, with injured people lying on the floor and smoke coming out of the tram wreckage.
People are seen supporting some of the injured who are in a ‘shock,’ one eyewitness says in a video posted on social media with screams heard in the background.
Another video shows the two trams along the platform, with both their front and rear smashed up.
Part of the station is believed to have been cordoned off, with four bus lines blocked from the central station, according to a live travel alert.
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