Collision in Ludwigshafen: Police car collides with trams!

in Ludwigshafen, an accident between a police vehicle and a tram, in which five people were slightly injured, occurred on December 26, 2024. The injured include two police officers, the drivers of the tram and two inmates of the railway. The police car was on the way to a mission for a reported assault when the driver overlooked the tram authorized to go, such as n-tv.de reported.

The accident occurred at the Wittelsbachstraße and Saarlandstrasse intersection in Ludwigshafen-Süd around 9:00 p.m. During the collision, the tram derailed and had to be pulled back into the track bed. The police car suffered a total loss, while the estimated total damage is around 110,000 euros. At the time of the accident, there were around 50 passengers in the tram. The Saarlandstraße in the direction of the city center had to be closed for about four hours, such as newsflash24.de reported.

Details of the incident

• Date of the accident: December 26, 2024
• time: around 9:00 p.m.
• Location: intersection Wittelsbachstraße and Saarlandstrasse, Ludwigshafen-Süd
• Vehicles involved: police cars and tram
• injured: 5 (2 police officers, tram drivers, 2 inmates of the tram)
• Number of passengers in the tram: about 50
• Damage: estimated total damage approx. 110,000 euros
• blocking: Saarlandstraße towards the city center for about 4 hours
• Call for witness report: Police Inspection Ludwigshafen 2, telephone number 0621 963-24250, email: piludwigshafen2@polizei.rlp.de