- The crash damaged the rear of both the vehicles, but no one was injured
- Traffic slowed briefly but normal service resumed within half an hour
A tram was derailed after colliding with a double-decker bus in Causeway Bay on Thursday afternoon, damaging the rears of both the vehicles but injuring no one.
The tram with no passengers on board was heading east along Yee Wo Street when a Citybus double-decker running in the same direction hit it shortly before 3pm while making a turn into Tung Lo Wan Road. The tram was pushed out of its track by the impact.
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A spokesman from Hong Kong Tramways said two wheels were derailed.
Eastbound and westbound tram services were interrupted for a brief period and the crash also created traffic congestion, with queues of vehicles reaching Sogo department store on Hennessy Road.
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But the tram was brought back on track in about half an hour and normal services resumed at 3.35pm.
Both the tram company and police are investigating the crash.
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