Two accidents on Badenerstrasse in Zurich
Two traffic accidents occurred on Thursday evening in the city of Zurich on Badenerstrasse. Both involved a tram.
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- On Thursday, a pedestrian collided with a tram on Badenerstrasse in Zurich.
- A short time later there was another accident on the road.
- A driver had to be taken to the hospital with moderate findings.
A lot of patience was the motto for countless commuters in Zurich’s rush hour traffic this Thursday evening. Two accidents involving a tram occurred on Badenerstrasse.
The Zurich city police received the report on the first accident at Albisirederplatz around 5:30 p.m. An elderly gentleman failed to see a tram going into town when crossing the tram tracks. Despite the emergency brake being initiated immediately, the tram pilot a collision with the pedestrian no longer prevent.
According to initial findings, the pedestrian was only slightly injured and was taken to a nearby hospital by an ambulance from the Zurich Protection and Rescue Service. The exact cause of the accident is now being investigated by the Zurich city police.
Driver moderately injured
At around 6:00 p.m. there was another collision a few blocks away. A car driving towards the city center collided at the intersection of Badenerstraße and Feldmblumenstraße with a tram that was also going towards the city center.
The driver was moderately injured in this collision. He was taken to a hospital by an ambulance from the Zurich Protection and Rescue Service. Less was created on the tram damagethe car was damaged again.
The exact cause of the accident WILL now be determined by specialists from the Accident Technical Service of the Zurich City Police. Because of this accident, tram traffic was suspended in both directions until around 8:00 p.m. The individual traffic, which drove into the city, had to be diverted in the section concerned.
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