Tram crashes into store in central Oslo, injuring four people

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A tram crashed into a store in central Oslo on Tuesday (October 29), injuring the driver and at least three other people, Norwegian police said.  There were around 20 passengers onboard the tram at the time of the collision.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A tram crashed into a store in central Oslo on Tuesday, injuring the driver and at least

00:07three other people. Norwegian police said there were around 20 passengers on board the

00:12tram at the time of the collision. Images from the scene showed a blue tram that had

00:17penetrated a computer store on the ground floor of a four-story building in the centre

00:23of the Norwegian capital.

00:25I was just coming from work, I was going to the train station, so I was coming down to

00:29Norsk Norge, between the streets, and I saw the tram coming in front of me, and I was

00:39supposed to cross the street, and I almost took the chance to cross, but I stopped before,

00:45and then two seconds later, the tram go off the track, and turn to the right and straight

00:52through the shop. Firstly, I got scared, but then the adrenaline kicked in, and just to

00:59come out, to get away.

01:01The crash triggered a massive response by rescue services, cordoning off the area. Police

01:07said the building was evacuated and will be checked for structural damage.

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