Tram operator sued for £200k in damages over death of teenage e-scooter rider

Reuben Abakah’s family is seeking damages in excess of £200,000 from Tram Operations Limited (TOL), which runs London Trams for Transport for London - (PA)

The family of a teenage e-scooter rider who died after being struck by a tram are suing the public transport operator for negligence.

A document filed in the High Court in London on their behalf claims Reuben Abakah was visible to the tram driver “well before” he crossed the tracks where he was hit by a London Trams service in Croydon on August 22, 2022.