In Cara Dušana Street in Belgrade, a tram derailed and hit a building on the corner with Knićaninova Street. The first basic public prosecutor's office announced that it had ordered an urgent technical inspection of the tram, as well as that 15 injured people were in medical institutions
Tram who was driving On the street of Tsar Dušan in Belgrade, on line 5, it derailed and hit a building on the corner of Knićaninova Street.
The accident happened around 9:30 this morning.
As you can see in the video, the tram cabin was completely crushed, and some seats were thrown off by the impact.
Photo: Tanjug / Vladimir ŠporčićAccident in Dorćol
15 people were injured in the accident.
Four ambulances were dispatched to the scene of the accident.
The investigation is ongoing, and traffic is interrupted in that part of the city.
Banković: The cause of the tram jumping off the switch rails
The President of the Trade Union of the City Transport Company (GSP) "Centar" Ivan Banković told N1 that the cause of the derailment of the tram was a problem with the switch.
For now, it is known for sure that the tram derailed due to the switch and hit the building at the corner of Dušanova and Knićaninova streets, Banković said, adding that it could be an infrastructure problem or that the accident occurred due to a human factor.
According to GSP data, five people were injured in the accident, including the tram driver. He was transferred to the Emergency Center, Banković told N1.
Photo: Tanjug / Vladimir ŠporčićThe ambulance took care of the injured
Prosecution: We ordered an urgent technical inspection of the tram
The first basic public prosecutor's office in Belgrade announced that it ordered an urgent technical inspection of the tram that derailed and that 15 people are in health care facilities.
The on-duty public prosecutor of the First Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade attended the investigation of the traffic accident that occurred due to the derailment of the tram, which stopped after hitting the building, after which he ordered an immediate technical inspection of the tram, then to remove the video surveillance cameras, to take statements from the participants in the traffic accident and other citizens present, as well as to collect all other evidence in order to establish the correct and complete factual situation. OJT announced.
The First Basic Public Prosecutor's Office announced that 15 people, including the tram driver, are in medical institutions for assistance.
After collecting all the necessary data, a decision will be made on further action, which the public will be informed about, the prosecutor's office said.
Director of GSP to resign
The director of the Center for Local Self-Government (CLS) Nikola Jovanović said that the director of the City Transport Company (GSP) Zoran Šarac must resign because of the accident caused by the derailment of the tram at Dorćol, "where there were no fatalities by sheer luck".
"Regardless of whether the driver will bear direct responsibility for this accident, it is clear that it is a symptom of deeper problems in the maintenance of the tram subsystem - rails, switches and the vehicles themselves," said Jovanović, CLS said.
Stating that it was not the first such accident in the past months, and it could have been fatal, Jovanovic pointed out that the first man of the GSP should therefore leave, so that it does not continue as before and as if nothing had happened.
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