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Bus and tram collide in Marseille, leaving four people injured
A Marseille bus and tram collided on Tuesday morning in the city’s 4th arrondissement.
The crash happened at the junction of Sakakini and Françoise-Duparc boulevards, involving bus route 72 and tram line T2.
Four people were taken to hospital with minor injuries, including the bus driver; a tram passenger was also reported as shocked but not injured.
The vehicles sustained damage to their windows and bodywork, and street furniture was also damaged.
The cause of the collision is not yet known, and an investigation has been opened.
The crash disrupted several bus routes, tram line T2 and road traffic for more than an hour.
Traffic gradually returned to normal after the disruption ended.
A bus and a tram collided in Marseille’s 4th arrondissement on the morning of 13 October 2026.
Four people were taken to hospital, including three lightly injured bus passengers and a tram passenger who was shocked but not physically hurt.
The collision involved bus route 72 and tram line T2 near the junction of boulevards Sakakini and Françoise-Duparc.
The vehicles sustained damage to their windows and bodywork, and street furniture was also damaged.
An investigation was opened to determine the circumstances of the crash, and traffic was disrupted for more than an hour.
- Who
- A bus driver and other passengers were affected. Four people were taken to hospital.
- What
- A bus and a tram collided. The reported total was four people taken to hospital.
- When
- 13 October 2026, at about 8:15–8:20 a.m.
- Where
- At the junction of boulevards Sakakini and Françoise-Duparc, in Marseille’s 4th arrondissement.
- Why
- The circumstances of the collision have not yet been determined.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Bus 72 and a T2 tram collided in Marseille’s 4th arrondissement.
Emergency crews treated four lightly injured people, who were taken to hospital.
The RTM announced the end of the disruption and a gradual return to normal traffic.
- Injuries
- Four people taken to hospital
- Bus
- RTM route 72
- Tram
- T2
- Location
- Marseille’s 4th arrondissement
- Collision time
- About 8:15–8:20 a.m. on 13 October 2026
- Traffic update
- Gradual return to normal announced at 9:21 a.m.
What people are saying
The bus and tram were damaged at the level of the windows and bodywork
The bus smashed into the tram
Sources
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