Trams made to crash in European capital (9)
I believe the answer is:
amsterdam
'european capital' is the definition.
(capital of Netherlands)
'trams made to crash' is the wordplay.
'to crash' indicates an anagram.
'trams'+'made'='tramsmade'
'tramsmade' is an anagram of 'AMSTERDAM'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for amsterdam that I've seen before include "Netherlands capital" , "Mam stared awkwardly at the Dutch city" , "9/11 [OLYMPIC VENUE]" , "place of canals" , "City of the Rijks-museum and Van Gogh Museum" .)