An investigation has concluded after a tram passenger was injured as their walking stick became trapped in a closing door. A passenger was dragged alongside a departing tram at Beeston Centre tram stop on Wednesday, February 22.
Shortly before the tram departed, the passenger had placed a hand and a walking stick into the closing tram doors to try keep them open, but this instead trapped his walking stick. The unaware driver then started the tram, dragging the passenger by their walking stick for around three seconds and causing serious injuries to the face and chest.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch, which independently investigates accidents to improve railway safety working with the Department for Transport, has now published its investigation into the incident. RAIB said CCTV showed the tram’s doors were already starting to close, accompanied by an audible warning, by the time the passenger attempted to board at the rearmost doors.
