All Eccles-bound services on the Metrolink were halted at Weaste this morning after a motorbike skidded onto tram lines throwing off two riders.
But workers ran out of nearby local businesses to administer first aid.
Two district nurses, an off duty fireman and off duty doctor treated the patients until a rapid response ambulance arrived.
The accident happened at around 8.30am on Tuesday 8 March, near Turnpike House on Eccles New Road.
The Metrolink closure caused rush-hour delays for hundreds travelling on the Metrolink after lines were suspended in both directions.
Two riders on a black motorbike were thrown from their vehicle when they skidded to avoid a red Vauxhall Astra.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing a female passenger sitting up in the road being treated by paramedics.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police confirmed that one passenger suffered a head injury in the collision.
A male biker involved in the accident is thought to have been shaken by the crash but not injured.
Police briefly stopped all Eccles-bound traffic on Eccles New Road.
All passengers from Eccles and Ladywell were being asked to walk to the Weaste stop from where services started running.
The Manchester-bound Metrolink closure was lifted at 8.50am.
The Eccles-bound closure was lifted at as of 9.05am.
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