By Jessica McSweeney
A crash between a truck and a light rail vehicle in the CBD has brought services between Convention and Central to a halt on a morning of commuter chaos in Sydney.
Dozens of passengers were evacuated from the tram after a collision at Pitt and Hay streets about 6.50am on Friday, derailing the tram.
A truck and a light rail tram were involved in a collision in the Sydney CBD.Credit: Nine
Passengers were jolted by the sudden stop but were unharmed. The tram’s front was crumpled, and the windscreen cracked at the point of impact.
“Passengers are advised to allow extra travel time, catch a local route 501 bus or walk instead,” a Transport Management Centre statement said.
No injuries were recorded, and services are still running between Dulwich Hill and Convention.
Meanwhile, traffic on the busy M4 motorway was at a standstill in both directions after a police operation.
The motorway was closed from Burnett Street and the Cumberland Highway in both directions while the police operation unfolded at the Coleman Street overpass.
Both directions had reopened by 8am, however, delays are still expected with heavy traffic as a flow-on effect of the closure.
Motorists should use the Great Western Highway instead. Local buses are also delayed as a result.
Heavy traffic after a police operation closed the M4 in both directions.Credit: Nine News
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