A tram derailed and crashed into a building in Milan on Friday, killing two people and injuring 38 others. One of the dead was hit by the tram as it derailed while the second victim was a passenger, the city’s mayor, Giuseppe Sala, told reporters at the scene. Firefighters wrapped shocked passengers in emergency blankets while ambulances took the more seriously injured to hospital. “There was a man who was trapped under the tram, his arm was trapped,” witness Valerio Gaglione told AFP. One passenger told the ANSA news agency: “I thought it was an earthquake.

Source: The Guardian February 27, 2026 21:10 UTC