Shocking footage has emerged which appears to show the moment a man was 'thrown off' a tram platform in Rochdale.
The distressing video clip has been shared with the M.E.N by a bystander, who said she saw two 'old men' being assaulted by a group of teenagers as she got off the tram at Newbold on Saturday night.
She claims she saw the first man being punched to the ground before another man was reportedly thrown off the platform a few seconds later.
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Footage appears to show a man on all fours as shouting and screaming can be heard around him. A short time later a second man can be seen falling head first on to the tram tracks and writhing in pain.
He can be seen laying on the tram tracks for some time before walking off in the opposite direction to the group of youngsters. It's not clear if he was injured.
The woman first posted the clip on Facebook, saying: "Finish work and get off the tram to this! First old man got punched to the ground and the other thrown off, they’re literally kids and was laughing about it! Hope someone knows them and shows their families. Literally hate going outside my house anymore."
Speaking to the M.E.N she said: "I got off the tram and saw the kid punch the old man to the ground and started filming to get their faces. I wasn't expecting the other man to be thrown off.
"Everyone including the man who got punched said it was because he had asked them to stop vaping on the tram and he got slapped whilst on there, then it spilled out into what I saw when the tram stopped."
The video has been shared thousands of times on Facebook as Greater Manchester Police confirmed they are investigating the incident. Enquiries are understood to be ongoing.
