Services between Shalesmoor and Middlewood were suspended after the incident, which was revealed by Supertram at around 9.30am today, while work was underway to clear the tracks.
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Trams disrupted by an accident on Langsett Road, Sheffield, this morning
Severe damage had been done to the front of the Asda home grocery delivery van during the accident, with the front of the vehicle appearing crumpled and the bonnet appearing unable to close.
There also appears to have been relatively minor damage to the tram, with a front bumper removed.
Eyewitnesses working at a nearby car wash said there was a huge noise when the collision happened, at the junction with Normandale Road, about 100 yards past the Langsett Primrose View tram stop .
Falah Alghannami said: “When I heard the bang, I felt like something heavy had just landed on a concrete floor.
“It looked like the tram driver was fine, and it looked like the van driver was fine too.”
He said the vehicles had collided.
Three police cars were on the scene to close the Langsett Road carriageway which keeps traffic away from the town centre.
The passengers got off the tram, which then left the scene around 10:20 a.m., turning around at the other end of the line.
The road remained closed while a recovery vehicle and Supertram’s own engineering staff removed the van.
Supertram tickets were allowed to be used on Stagecoach buses in this area while trams were suspended towards Hillsborough, stopping at Shalesmoor.
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Source: www.thestar.co.uk
This notice was published: 2022-05-13 10:52:46
