A woman was injured this Friday being hit by the tram at the Plaza de España in Zaragoza. According to initial information, she was treated on site and, barring complications, there is no fear for her life.
The event, which involved one of the line 1 convoys, a cyclist and the pedestrian, occurred late in the afternoon. According to Los Tranvías de Zaragoza, the victim was walking and was hit by a bicycle. As a result, he fell into the tram line just as one of the Urbos was passing with such bad luck that he His leg is stuck.
According to the same sources, the tram’s anti-collision system “worked” and they were able to evacuate the victim before the arrival of the firefighters, who brought a rescue van, an ambulance and a command and communications unit to the scene after receiving the notification at 7:47 p.m.
At this time, service was able to return to normal. However, for several minutes the journey was interrupted between the Plaza de España and Plaza de Aragón stops, where alternative buses were offered in accordance with the emergency plan. The convoys They traveled from Gran Vía to Mago de Oz and from César Augusto to Avenida de la Academia.
The victim She had to be taken by ambulance to hospital with a mild prognosis and, barring complications, there would be no fear for her life.. Meanwhile, the tram involved in the accident, which was coming from El Coso and had to brake urgently, is stopped a few meters from the Plaza de España stop. Fortunately, in this section it is traveling at a reduced speed, meaning there were no injuries inside.
The image sparked high expectations, with many fearing the worst upon seeing what happened in first person. From now on, it will be the surrounding cameras, in particular those located on the axis itself and at the tram stop, which will have to determine what happened. As confirmed by the local police, the judicial police are already working to clarify what happened. According to eyewitnessesthe woman, who was initially helped by the cyclist himself, could have crossed in the wrong place.
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