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A tram has crashed into a shop in central Oslo, injuring four people.

The tram, which had about 20 passengers, crashed into a computer shop in the centre of the Norwegian capital on Tuesday morning, with the driver among the injured.

The four-storey building has been evacuated and will be checked for structural damage, police said.

Images from the scene showed most of the first carriage of a blue tram had crashed into the shop as it derailed off the tracks at an intersection on Storgata, one of Oslo’s main streets.

Police and other first responders work after a tram derailed and crashed into a building in the center of Oslo, Norway October 29, 2024. NTB/Terje Pedersen via REUTERS   ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NORWAY OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN NORWAY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Pic: NTB/Terje Pedersen via Reuters

“We are working to get an overview of the scope, but there is a lot of damage to the store,” police said in a statement.

Rescue services have cordoned off the area.

‘I would have been under it’

Demolition worker Thomas Larsen, 41, described how he narrowly avoided being run over by the train.

Mr Larsen said he was driving down the street on an electric scooter towards the tram when it derailed in front of him.

“I hit the brakes. Three seconds later, I would have been under it,” he told Reuters.

“It is scary that this could happen in the middle of the city.”

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A first responder works after a tram derailed and crashed into a building in the center of Oslo, Norway October 29, 2024. NTB/Terje Pedersen via REUTERS   ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NORWAY OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN NORWAY.
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Pic: NTB/Terje Pedersen via Reuters

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Police said everyone was treated at the scene but no one had serious injuries.

The cause of the accident was not immediately determined and police said they were waiting for members of the Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority to arrive.



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