Teenage cyclist suffers ‘head injury’ after collision involving tram in Blackpool

Police were called to reports of “a collision between a tram and a teenager on a bike” at around 4.50pm on Monday (August 8).

The incident occurred on the Promenade near to the junction with Waterloo Road.

Officers confirmed the teenager suffered a “minor head injury” in the collision.

All trams services were temporarily stopped following the incident, with customers advised to use the service 1 bus (Fleetwood to Starr Gate) as an alternative.

At 6pm, Blackpool Transport confirmed trams were moving again but it would “take some time to get back to normal”.

“Delays are likely until around 8pm,” a spokesman added.

“Please bear with us and our teams whilst they do what they can to get things back on time.”

Anyone with information can call police on 101, quoting log number 1058 of August 8, 2022.