Two Dead and 38 injured as Tram Derails in Milan, Italy

Tram derailed and smashed into a building in Milan on Friday, killing two people and injuring at least 38 others, police told Media. 

One of the dead was hit by the tram as it derailed and the second victim was a passenger, the city's mayor Giuseppe Sala told reporters at the scene. Firemen wrapped survivors in emergency blankets while ambulances took the more seriously injured to hospital.

The accident came only days after Milan



finished hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics. It is preparing to host the Paralympics and is currently staging Milan Fashion Week. There was a man who was trapped under the tram, his arm was trapped, witness Valerio Gaglione told Media. 

There were lots of people injured inside the tram, I saw an old man completely covered in blood, he said. 

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed "deepest condolences" over the deaths.