Tram Hits Bus in Bucharest; Several People Taken to Hospital

Several people were hospitalized Monday morning after a tram hit an STB (Bucharest Transport Company) bus stopped at a stop on Olteniței Road in Sector 4, the Bucharest Road Brigade announced.

STB announced that, on Monday morning, at around 07:20, on Olteniței Road, at Huși station, heading towards Șura Mare, a road accident occurred involving a tram of line 10 and a bus of line 610, stopped at the stop.

Following the collision of the two vehicles, the passengers were medically assessed on the spot by specialized personnel from the ISU, with the slightly injured people being transported to the hospital for medical care.

“On December 2, at around 07:20, the Road Brigade was notified by SNUAU 112 regarding a traffic accident that occurred on the road. Olteniţei, sector 4. According to preliminary information, the driver of a tram, a 53-year-old man, hit the back of a bus from the Bucharest Transport Company that was stopped at the STB Huşi station for passengers to board/disembark”, the Capital Traffic Police Brigade also informed.

Both vehicle drivers were tested with a breathalyzer, the result indicated being 0.