German Passengers Halt Runaway Tram, Prevent Disaster

German Passengers Halt Runaway Tram, Prevent Disaster
A German Railways (Deutsche Bahn) train leaves the main train station in Munich, Germany, on Aug. 22, 2003. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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Passengers on a speeding tram heading for Bonn, West Germany, are being hailed for managing to stop the speeding vehicle by smashing into the driver’s cabin, preventing a disaster.

According to local newspaper General Anzeiger, after midnight on Sunday morning, the driver of the speeding tram passed through eight stations between the cities of Siegburg and Bonn in West Germany without responding to people on board the tram.