Witness reports suggest the 16-year-old may have tried to cross the tram line between two carriages when it was stopped at a red light.
Witness reports suggest the 16-year-old may have tried to cross the tram line between two carriages when it was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Goulburn Street and George Street.
When the tram began moving, the girl became trapped and witnesses told police the driver was alerted and stopped at Chinatown light rail stop a short distance away.reported the girl was with her friend at the time of the incident and other passengers on the tram tried to help her.Police established a crime scene and are investigating the circumstances of the crash. A report will be prepared for the coroner.
It is the first fatality directly involving the CBD and Eastern Suburbs light rail line since it opened about three years ago. There was an incident in July last year where a passenger in a wheelchair fell after getting off a tram, and later died from his injuries.
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