Overview
- Emergency services responded around 9:20 a.m. to Surfers Paradise Boulevard between Staghorn Avenue and Ocean Avenue after reports the tram hit a power pole.
- Paramedics said the female driver was taken to hospital in a stable condition, and there were no passengers on board.
- Police closed Surfers Paradise Boulevard between Ocean Avenue and Palm Avenue and advised that no trams are operating on the line.
- Local news accounts shared video of the derailment, including posts from 7NEWS Queensland and 6NewsAU’s Roman Mackinnon.
- Authorities are assessing the scene and the cause, with some reports suggesting the tram was switching tracks at an interchange, a detail not yet confirmed.