At least one person was killed and over 100 injured early on Thursday in the Russian city of Kemerovo, when an out-of-control tram rounded a bend at high speed and crashed into an incoming vehicle, RIA Novosti news agency reported, citing emergency services.
In the first stage of the disaster, the tram’s brakes allegedly failed, causing two passengers to be ejected through a side door into the oncoming lane of a busy road. The harrowing incident was captured by a road camera.
Moments later, the vehicle – packed with commuters – slammed into another tram.
City mayor Dmitry Anisimov wrote on Telegram that “one person has died despite doctors’ efforts”.
Seven children are among the injured, but their health is not in danger and they are being provided with outpatient treatment, the region’s Health Minister Dmitry Beglov said.