Tram and car collide in Riga, one injured; rescuers handle several incidents overnight

A passenger car and a line 1 tram collided on Ropažu Street in Riga on Saturday, 8 November, leaving one person injured, the State Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) reported. The crash happened shortly after 9 a.m.

Rescuers used hydraulic tools to free the injured person from the car and handed them over to paramedics of the Emergency Medical Service (NMPD). A second person got out of the car unaided. At the scene, the car's battery terminals were disconnected and the roadway was cleared.

Other incidents

Shortly before 10 p.m., a call came in from Rožupe parish in Līvāni municipality, where a car had ended up in a ditch. Rescuers used hydraulic tools to free an injured person from the vehicle and passed them to NMPD medics. The battery terminals were disconnected here as well.

At 12:28 a.m. on Sunday, VUGD was called to Raiņa Street in Lielvārde, where a car had slid off the road and crashed into the wall of a house. Five people got out of the car before rescuers arrived. Using spinal boards, rescuers moved the injured to NMPD transport, and the battery terminals were disconnected. Work at the scene ended at 1:43 a.m.

People lost in a bog

At 5:42 p.m. on Saturday, a call was received from Ērģeme parish in Valka municipality, where two people had got lost in a bog. Using the coordinates they sent and contact by mobile phone, rescuers found them on an island in an inaccessible boggy area. Work there finished at 8:54 p.m.

Daily totals

Over the past 24 hours VUGD received 52 calls in total: 17 to put out fires, 24 for rescue work, and 13 were false alarms.