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Car smashes into moving tram in city centre

A car crashed into the front of a tram in Birmingham affecting services in the city centre.

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The car collided with the front of the moving tram as it left Grand Central

The tram had just left Grand Central and was travelling along Stephenson Street towards Birmingham Library, when a car collided with the front of the tram at around 11.15am.

A passenger on the tram told the Express & Star that the car had turned right off Pinfold Street and collided with the front of the moving tram.

The passengers were then told to leave the tram and services between Grand Central and Library were affected until 12.15pm.