Re: Melb Trams and Fatalities

[Jennifer Richmond <richmond@melbpc.org.au>]

Kim Hazelgrove wrote:

> Just a simple one. My wife and I were in Melbourne in July and a
> pedestrian was run over by a tram. We came out from Spencer St Station
> as the poor police were picking up the severed arm and leg and taking it
> back to the body. (We had wondered why there was no traffic!) It certain
> was scary for us sandgropers standing in the middle of the road  waiting
> for a tram.
> Anyway, my question is: What is the average or statistic for tram
> fatalities per day, week, month, year (whatever the recording is)?
> Please help us to find out this tidbit of trivia.

AFAIK - that was the only fatality this year involving a tram and a
pedestrian. I don't even remember any last year, or the year before etc.

It was very unfortunate that you were to be here when it happened, probably
a 1 in 1000 chance!

Sam Eades