Rare tram collision in Paris injures 12

NANTERRE: French rail authorities said Tuesday they were investigating the cause of a rare tram collision in a Paris suburb which injured 12 people, one of them seriously. The collision took place late Monday in the Issy-les-Moulineaux suburb southwest of the capital just after 9:00 pm (2000 GMT). "Two tram carriages collided with passengers on board," a spokesman for the RATP Paris rail operator said.