“They often drive like crazy here,” says the neighbor. With a nod she points to the road towards the railway crossing in front of her house. “And the barriers often only close when the tram is almost there.”
According to another local resident, the driver, a 22-year-old Amsterdam resident, ‘must have continued driving when the barriers were already down’. The police say they are questioning the man. He is suspected of causing the accident.
Repairs will last all weekend
Three injured people were taken to hospital this morning: the tram driver, a passenger and the car driver.
The repairs to the electricity cables above the railway crossing will last at least the entire weekend, the GVB said. Travelers can take the bus on the last stretch of tram line 25, from the Westwijk stop in Amstelveen, this weekend.