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A tram has derailed and crashed right into a constructing in the guts of Milan, killing two people and injuring dozens more.
The No. 9 tram, along the central Vittorio Veneto avenue which runs through the guts of Italy’s financial capital, suddenly swerved at a switch track.
Mayor Beppe Sala said one passenger and one pedestrian had been killed.
Footage shows the tram nearly flipping onto its side because it takes the curve before slamming to a stop in a constructing.
Mayor Sala suggested human error was accountable, saying the motive force had apparently failed to modify the tracks to maintain the tram going straight.
He described the motive force as a seasoned worker who had only been on his shift for an hour.
The motive force had also allegedly skipped a previous stop before the crash occurred, and can be questioned from the hospital where he was being treated for his injuries.
Dozens of ambulances, fire trucks and police cars responded to the crash, with crews escorting passengers in thermal blankets away from the scene.
ATM, the Milan public transport company, said it was cooperating with prosecutors ‘to exactly establish the cause and dynamic of the incident.’
The crash comes as town winds down from hosting its seasonal fashion shows and is within the interim between hosting the Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games.
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