Tram derails in Milan; at least one killed, 40 injured
One person was killed and about 40 were injured when a tram derailed in central Milan and slammed into a shopfront, a local firefighters’ spokesperson said, in one of the city’s most serious public transit accidents in recent years. One of the injured was in critical condition, according to a police source cited by AFP.
The tram — described by firefighters as one of the newest models in operation — came off the tracks on Vittorio Veneto Street, a key downtown corridor just outside Milan’s historic center, spokesperson…