If the old braking system is connected to the accident is however unclear. Deficiencies in the tram's brakes were rectified several times during the spring, shows protocol that SVT has taken part of.
Several people were taken to hospital after the crash, two of them were seriously injured. The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority is now investigating the accident, which is estimated to take up to one year. When the vehicle was last inspected on May 26 this year it was found that all brake shoes were low, something that was then adjusted.
The braking system on the trams in Gothenburg is being replaced but on the vehicle that crashed the replacement was planned for 2028.
