Source: tvn24
The reason for the collision of trams at the de Gaulle roundabout in the center of the capital could have been a fracture of the “driving assault”, i.e. a Joystik, which is used to control the vehicle. This is the result of an initial examination of a broken wagon at the scene of the accident and a motorboat.
Key facts:
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- The control system failure is the most likely cause of the collision of two trams, as a result of which 11 people went to the hospital.
- After the accident, the motorboy reported that she had lost control of the composition due to a fracture of the control stick. Due to nervousness, the woman did not manage to turn on the emergency braking system.
- Representatives of Warsaw trams reported that braking attempts after the accident confirmed that the emergency braking system was functional. The technical commission examines the causes of the accident.
On Thursday at 7.45, trams collided in Aleje Jerozolimskie. In the back of the composition, standing at the stop at the de Gaulle roundabout, was hit by a second tram, going towards Zawisza Square. As a result of the accident, 19 people required medical assistance, 11 of them were hospitalized.