Metrolink services were halted this afternoon after a crash involving a car and tram i n Tameside. It happened at around 12:45pm on Lord Sheldon Way in Ashton-Under-Lyne.
A car collided with the Manchester-bound tram as it approached the Ashton West stop near Ashton Mosss. Passengers described the tram attempting an 'emergency stop' before the car careered into it.
Police were called and trams were temporarily halted on the Ashton line between Asthon and Ashton Moss, whilst passengers on-board were evacuated.
A police spokesman said no one was injured in the collision. "We were called shortly after 12.45pm to a report of a collision involving a car and a tram on Lord Sheldon Way, Ashton-under-Lyne" he said. "Officers attended, no injuries
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