Road Accident In Switzerland Leaves 14 People Injured As Truck, Tram Collide - Police

Road Accident in Switzerland Leaves 14 People Injured as Truck, Tram Collide - Police

Fourteen people sustained injuries in the Swiss city of Zurich as a result of a collision between a truck and a tram in the city's west, local police said on Monday

ZURICH (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 12th October, 2020) Fourteen people sustained injuries in the Swiss city of Zurich as a result of a collision between a truck and a tram in the city's west, local police said on Monday.

"On Monday morning ... in Zurich's Altstetten quarter a road accident occurred, involving a tram and a truck. Fourteen people sustained injuries as a result," the police said.

According to the press release, there was an 11-year-old child among the injured. All of the injuries were of mild severity.

The preliminary version is that the truck driver smashed into the tram when attempting a driving maneuver.

Police has assessed the property damage from the accident at several thousands francs.