OSLO, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A tram derailed and crashed into a store in central Oslo, injuring four people, police said.
Images published in Norwegian media showed the front end of the blue tram deep inside Eplehuset, a retailer of Apple products.
Police said the tram was carrying 20 people during the Tuesday collision.
“We have received reports of four injured, including the conductor,” they said.
Emergency services treated the wounded at the scene and none were believed to have severe injuries.
The Oslo transport authority Sporveien tram derailed as it was making a left turn into Storgata, one of the main streets in the Norwegian capital, said Anders Roenning, the police officer in charge of operations at the scene.
“Instead it drove straight and right into the shop,” he said.
The crash triggered a massive response by rescue services, cordoning off the area.
The building was evacuated and will be checked for structural damage, police said.
It was too early to say what had caused the collision, a spokesperson for tram operator Sporveien said.
“We are going to have to conduct inquiries on-site by our specialists,” he added. — NNN-AGENCIES
