Emergency service personnel and journalists watch as a double-decker tram is lifted by crane after it tipped over on a main road in Hong Kong, early on April 6, 2017.聽At least eleven people were hurt聽when the double-decker tram tipped over in a rare accident on the city鈥檚 public transport network.聽Trams, known as 鈥渄ing-dings鈥� for the sound of their bells, have serviced the city鈥檚 main island for more than a century and carry around 200,000 passengers a day. 聽AFP
HONG KONG, China 鈥� Eleven people were injured when a double-decker tram tipped over in Hong Kong, authorities said Thursday, in a rare accident on the city鈥檚 public transport network.
The incident happened around midnight (1600 GMT) in the center of the city, with six males and five females receiving minor injuries, government and police officials said. Some of the victims were taken to hospital.
It is not clear what caused the accident. The South China Morning Post reported the driver of the westbound tram may have lost control of the vehicle.
Trams, known as 鈥渄ing-dings鈥� for the sound of their bells, have serviced the city鈥檚 main island for more than a century and carry around 200,000 passengers a day.聽 CBB