An investigation has been carried out after a passenger was dragged several metres by a tram in Beeston when they put their walking stick in its closing doors. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said in an update on Tuesday (March 13) that it would soon be publishing a report on the incident.
It happened at around 6pm on February 22, with the RAIB saying the passenger was left with facial and chest injuries. The passenger had been dragged several metres before falling onto the platform at the Beeston tram stop.
The RAIB said the passenger had placed a walking stick in a departing tram's closing doors. Now, the agency says it has undertaken a preliminary examination and will soon publish a report.
An NET spokesman said: "Until [the report] is published, we are unable to comment further on this specific incident, but we would like to take this opportunity to remind customers of the importance of always standing well clear of closing doors as trams prepare to leave the platform."
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The RAIB independently investigates accidents to improve railway safety, working with the Department for Transport. If the agency decides that problems arising from an incident have already been identified in a previous investigation, it will publish a safety digest rather than carry out a full investigation.
The agency says this is what it will be publishing in relation to the Beeston incident. Safety digests usually appear within two to three months of an incident taking place and the RAIB says one will be published in "the near future."
An NET spokesman added: "Trams are one of the safest forms of transport and incidents of this kind are rare. We are now working with the RAIB as they prepare a safety digest, which will help to drive continuous improvements on our own network and across the wider light rail industry."
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