'Bless It': Tram Driver Laughs Off Unexpected Swan on Tracks

An unusual interruption to the daily commute from a swan amused passengers and a tram driver in Manchester, England, on February 21.

Video recorded by Talal Farid Khan shows emergency service workers helping to remove a swan in the middle of the tram tracks near Pomona, Salford.

In the video, the tram driver laughs off the situation calling it “comical” while also acknowledging the inconvenience to passengers.

Khan told Storyful he was initially surprised at how the swan managed to get on the tracks, adding he was then "absolutely impressed by its guts since it didn’t move an inch with the tram incoming.” Credit: Talal Farid Khan via Storyful

Video transcript

- He's there, bless him. But it is comical. But it's not from your perspective, is it?

He's there, bless him. But it is comical. But it's not from your perspective is it?

He's there, bless him. But it is comical. But it's not from your perspective is it?

He's there, bless him. But it is comical. But it's not from your perspective, is it?

He's there, bless him. But it is comical. But it's not from your perspective, is it?