Bonn - Woman trapped by streetcar - life-threatening injuries
A 65-year-old woman has been critically injured after falling under an incoming streetcar in Bonn. The woman's upper body was trapped between the platform and the streetcar in the accident on Thursday afternoon, according to the fire department. She was freed after around 30 minutes. The train had to be lifted for this. The woman had already received medical treatment while she was still trapped. According to the fire department, she was then stabilized on the platform and taken to hospital.
The accident occurred at the train stop at Beueler Bahnhofplatz. There were no indications of outside influence or attempted suicide, said a police spokesperson in the evening. The 65-year-old woman is now out of danger. The fire department spokesman said that she had been carrying a trolley full of shopping. The exact cause of the accident was unclear in the evening.
According to the fire department, the contact wire had to be switched off and earthed for the rescue work, bringing streetcar traffic to a temporary standstill. Two streetcar drivers and an eyewitness were attended to at the scene.
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- The fire department in Bonn was called to an emergency involving a woman who was trapped under a streetcar at Beueler Bahnhofplatz.
- Despite suffering life-threatening injuries, the woman was carrying a trolley full of shopping at the time of the accident.
- The incident caused streetcar traffic to be temporarily halted while the fire department switched off and earthed the contact wire to safely free the woman.
- The woman's accident occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia, specifically in the city of Bonn, and involved a streetcar from the railroad system.
Source: www.stern.de
