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Passenger dragged at Beeston Centre tram stop

Passenger dragged at Beeston Centre tram stop, Nottingham, 22 February 2023.

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This item has been moved to the National Archives as RAIB has published its safety digest describing this accident. See safety digest 04/2023.

Tram stop in Beeston town centre.

Beeston Centre tram stop.

At around 18:04 hrs on 22 February 2023, a passenger was dragged several metres before falling onto the platform at Beeston Centre tram stop, after placing a walking stick in a departing tram’s closing doors. The passenger sustained facial and chest injuries.

We have undertaken a preliminary examination into the circumstances surrounding this accident. Having assessed the evidence which has been gathered to date, we have decided to publish a safety digest.

The safety digest will be made available on our website in the near future.

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Published 13 March 2023