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Aarhus light rail suspended after vehicle crash

From DR Nyheder · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Aarhus has suspended Line 2 light rail service between the central station and Aarhus University Hospital/Lystrup after a vehicle crash near Olof Palmes Allé.
  • Police said a recovery vehicle must lift a train back onto the tracks before service can resume, and no injuries have been reported.
  • Authorities have not provided a timetable for restoring service.

A vehicle crash near Olof Palmes Allé has halted Aarhus light rail service on Line 2 this morning, leaving no trains running between Aarhus Central Station and Aarhus University Hospital/Lystrup.

The disruption followed an accident in the northern part of Aarhus the previous evening. Peter Andersen, duty officer with East Jutland Police, said a recovery vehicle needs to enter the tracks and lift the train back into position before it can continue.

No injuries have been reported. Authorities have not said when trains will be able to run again on the affected section.

They need to bring a recovery vehicle onto the tracks and lift the train back into position before it can continue.

— Peter AndersenEast Jutland Police duty officer explaining what must happen before light rail service can resume.
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Originally published by DR Nyheder in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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