Two Die in Separate Tram Accidents in โฃbochum โWithin Hours
Bochum, Germany – Two men diedโ in separate incidents involving trams in Bochum Monday โevening and โขlate night, prompting investigations by local authorities. the first accident occurred around 7:40 PM, leaving a man critically injuredโฃ after being struckโค by a tram while โขcrossing a street. Less than threeโ hours later, aโค secondโ collision-thisโ time between a car and a tram-resultedโค in fatal injuries for the vehicle’s driver.
The initial incident saw emergency responders arriving to find a manโ with life-threatening injuries on โthe roadway. paramedics provided immediate medical attention before transporting him to a hospital, where he later succumbed to โคhis injuries.โฃ Policeโค report the man was hit โฃby the โขtram as he attempted to cross the street. The second accident, โขat approximately 10:30 PM, involved a 64-year-old Bochum residentโค who allegedly ran a red light while making โa left turn, colliding directlyโข with an oncoming โฃtram.The force of the impact โขdrove the carโฃ into a concrete pillar, severely crushing the โฃvehicle.
Firefighters worked to extricate the driver from โขthe wreckage and initiated resuscitation efforts. He wasโค transported toโข aโ hospital but pronouncedโค dead later that โคnight, according to police. One passenger โฃon the tram sustained minor injuries. investigations into both incidents โฃare ongoing.
