21 Apr 2024

Universal Studios Hollywood tram crash injures 15

8:12 pm on 21 April 2024
Guests walk through The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park following the state's full reopening on June 15, 2021 in Universal City near Los Angeles, California. California will let fully vaccinated workers go maskless after June 17, Governor Gavin Newsom said Monday. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP)

Guests walk through The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park. Photo: PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP

Fifteen people have been injured and taken to hospital after a tram crashed at Universal Studios Hollywood on Saturday night local time.

Los Angeles County Fire said on social media that its units were dispatched to the theme park shortly after 9pm local time.

The patients were being treated with minor injuries, it added.

It is not yet clear if operations at the theme park were affected, or what led to the crash.

The California Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.

Universal Studios Hollywood is based in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County, California.

It started out as a movie studio in 1915, with a theme park being added in 1964.

Key attractions include The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and a studio tour ride taking riders on a behind the scenes trip of some of Hollywood's most memorable films and television shows.

It is one of several Universal Studios, with others including Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Singapore.

Representatives for Universal Studios have been contacted for comment.

- BBC