Traffic chaos after West Street tram collision

Supertram collides with white van


Traffic has come to a standstill on West Street this evening after a collision between a Supertram and a white van.

The collision took place at approximately 4.55pm outside Subway.

The collision

“I came out of my lecture in the Henry Stephenson building, by the time I got down Mappin Street I saw the tram impaled onto white van” said second year Economist Jake Williams.

“Loads of people, including the van driver, began to push the van out of the way. Then it drove off as if nothing had happened”

Teamwork

Second year English and History student Calum Paver also heard the crash from the other end of West Street.

“I went to have a look what had happened, the van was literally stuck to the front of the tram.”

The damaged van then drove off from the scene