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.
