Overview
- The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. Saturday on Grafenberger Allee near the Beethoven-/Uhlandstraße junction when a turning tram left the tracks and hit another.
- Police said the turning tram was traveling too fast in the curve, and the driver reportedly stated he thought he was continuing straight.
- Five people sustained minor injuries, and two were transported to a hospital as a precaution, according to police.
- Rheinbahn reported that both damaged trams were taken out of service and returned to the depot, and the line was reopened at 9:30 p.m. after bus replacement services bridged the disruption.
- The incident follows recent network issues, including a late-November U72 derailment linked to a mis-set switch and a separate early-January derailment on line 709.