The tram driver was charged with breaching the Road Traffic Act, which sets strict requirements for the driver’s care in traffic. So far, only a brief preliminary questioning of the accused has been carried out, the police write in a press release. This we know: The tram derailed at 11 o’clock on Tuesday morning and drove into the Eplehuset store in Storgata. Three people were slightly injured. The tram driver is physically unharmed, according to Sporveien. The accident caused major problems in public transport. The tram has been salvaged away from Storgata and to the Grefsen tram base. There, investigations are carried out by the National Accident Investigation Board and Sporveien. It should reveal what went wrong. Several possible causes are pointed out: Too high a speed, that the wheel climbed over the rails or that there was a fault or damage to the wheel. Test drove the track where the accident occurred On Wednesday morning, the tram track was declared healthy after the night’s investigations of the accident site in Storgata. The tram that drove into the Eplehuset store was taken to the Grefsen tram base for further investigations on the night of Wednesday. – The damage must be thoroughly investigated and uncovered, says press contact at Sporveien, Tone S. Tuhus. The video shows the tram that drove into a shop in the center of Oslo today. – Whatever needed to be repaired was repaired last night. The track was then test run with a tram to quality check that it is in perfect order again. The tram track was cleared at 04.30 on Wednesday morning. – So now the tram is running as normal again in this area and there is no damage to the track now, says Tuhus. – Never one single cause alone – We are very early in the investigation and there is still much to survey and more information to collect. That’s what Ida Hogganvik Grøndahl, director of the Norwegian Accident Investigation Board, says. – In all security investigations it is normal to survey previous, similar incidents and that will also be the case here. – In terms of experience, there is never one single cause alone, it is always complex. It was around 11 o’clock on Tuesday that the tram derailed and drove into the Apple House in Storgata. Photo: Grete Thobroe / news According to figures from Avisa Oslo, there have been a total of 15 derailments in the period from 2020 – 2024. Nine of these must have been with the new trams, the SL-18 model. Must keep a maximum of 15 kilometers over level switches Tuhus says that all trams have a tachograph. It is a technical device that automatically and continuously collects data, which can help map what has happened. – The logbook is part of the basis for the investigations. We will extract information from it. Sporveien says it is too early to say anything about the cause of the accident. Photo: Fouad Acharki / news She adds that speed is one of the parameters that you want to look at to find out what is behind it. – A carriage driver will adjust the speed all the way, and in a bend you have to do that, says Tuhus, and adds that there is a lane change in the bend where the accident happened. – You must maintain a maximum speed of 15 kilometers per hour over level switches. – But it is too early to go out with reasons and sequence of events. The National Accident Investigation Board carries out its investigations, while Sporveien will carry out its own and assist the Accident Investigation Board with what they can. Operations leader at the Oslo fire and rescue centre, Bjørn-Kristian Bratlie, says that it was a lot of work to get the tram out, which on Tuesday morning drove straight into a shop in Oslo. – Must be safe to be at work Three people were slightly injured in the accident. The tram driver is physically unharmed, but his health is taken care of, says Tuhus. – We are very happy that it went so well with everyone and apologize that it happened. Sporveien looks after the tram driver who was driving, and states that they have routines to look after those involved in such an accident. – We make sure to inform other employees and we are concerned about looking after them as well. We have good routines for follow-up, says Tuhus. – It must be safe to be at work. And it is and should be safe to drive with Sporveien. Published 30.10.2024, at 10.36 Updated 30.10.2024, at 10.41
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The tram track in Storgata has been examined on Wednesday – Greater Oslo
