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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Thomas George

Woman dragged 40ft along city centre tram platform after bag got trapped in door

A woman was dragged along by a tram for more than 40ft when her bag became trapped in a door. The shocking incident happened at Shudehill Metrolink stop in Manchester city centre at about 11.15am on May 27.

An investigation was launched into what happened by The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB). The RAIB listed brief details of the incident on its website.

They revealed that the woman struggled to free herself after her bag became trapped in the tram's closing doors. When the tram then pulled away, she was dragged 13 metres before falling onto the platform.

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