Metrolink trams stopped RECAP after crash involving tram and car

NewsGreater Manchester NewsTamesideLIVE EVENT ENDEDUpdated 10 mins agoIt followed a crash on a busy Tameside roadA crash involving a tram and a car in Droyslden(Image: Facebook)Updated 13:36, 07 Aug 2026Trams were stopped on part of a Metrolink line following an incident in Tameside. No services were running between Ashton-under-Lyne and the Etihad Campus earlier this afternoon (August 7).Nine tram stops were out of service, with east Manchester trams from Piccadilly terminating at Etihad Campus. The incident involved a crash between a tram and a car in Droylsden.Danny Vaughan, Chief Network Officer at Transport for Greater Manchester, said: "Earlier this afternoon, there was no service between Ashton and the Etihad Campus due to a road traffic collision involving a car and a tram in Droyl