VIDEO: Shocking bus-tram collision in Budapest, several passengers injured
A bus and a tram collided in Budapest’s Kolosy Square this morning. Budapesti Autósok, a Facebook community, shared a video they received about the accident in which the tram got derailed. Tram traffic stopped following the incident.
According to Infóstart and based on the official information provided by the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK), five passengers were injured in the accident of a tram nr 17 and a bus nr 29 near Kolosy Square in Budapest.
Three passengers on the tram and two on the bus suffered light injuries. Consequently, the authorities closed the square to traffic. Instead of trams nr 17, 19, and 41, replacement buses carry the passengers between the Lukács Thermal Bath and the Memorial of the Katyn Martyrs stations. Bus nr 29 is in service up to Kolosy Square from both directions, but you can only cross the square if you get on the other bus.
The disaster management authority told the media that they closed Bécsi Street and Szépvölgyi Street at their full width.