At least two people have been injured after a fire truck collided with a tram in Sydney, Australia.
The fire truck was responding to an emergency call at the time in Sydney’s Central Business District (CBD) at around 10:40 hours local time on 5th September.
7 News reported that four firefighters were in the fire truck and that the tram derailed as a result of the collision.
A video that has been uploaded to Twitter shows the moment of impact.
Paramedics treated several passengers at the scene; two were taken to hospital in a stable condition, including a woman in her 70s who suffered chest injuries.
A spokesperson for NSW Fire & Rescue said that two firefighters sustained what has been described as ‘minor injuries.
NSW Ambulance Inspector Ben Saywell said:
“This occurred in a really busy part of the CBD with a lot of pedestrians so we’re thankful that no one was seriously injured”.
Before you go...
WE NEED YOUR HELP. As former emergency services & armed forces personnel, we pride ourselves on bringing you important, fast-moving and breaking news stories & videos which are free from the negative 'anti' bias which is often directed at the emergency services & NHS by some sections of the mainstream media.
One of the reasons we started 'Emergency Services News' back in 2018 was because we became tired of reading badly informed stories about the emergency services.
We want to be the unheard voice of the remarkable men and women who serve in the emergency services, NHS and armed forces. And with around 500k page views each month, we are getting there!
As income from ads, the mainstay source of income for most publishers, continues to decline; we need the help of you, our readers.
You can support emergency services news from as little as £1. It only takes a minute. Every contribution, however big or small, is vital for our future.
Please help us to continue to highlight the life-saving work of the emergency services, NHS and armed forces by becoming a supporter.
