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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter

Sydney tram drivers fear more pedestrian deaths without urgent safety fixes

A light rail vehicle in Sydney's CBD
A Transdev spokesperson said the note was ‘aimed at reminding all employees of their obligations to wider staff well-being and not designed to curb discussion about the related news coverage’. Photograph: Paul Braven/AAP

Sydney tram drivers say the city’s light rail infrastructure needs to be made safer after a second fatal incident involving a pedestrian in two years.

The drivers, who spoke to Guardian Australia on the condition of anonymity because they were afraid of losing their jobs, said they had been banned from sharing information about the deaths with colleagues.

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