Karlsruhe (dpa / lsw) - A man in Karlsruhe was seriously injured in an accident with a tram. The drunk 58-year-old fell under a tram late Wednesday evening, the police said on Thursday night. The man got off a tram at the "Moltkestrasse" stop. After the tram driver could not see anyone in the area of the tram, the tram drove off. Immediately afterwards, the tram driver noticed the man.
She immediately made emergency braking, but was no longer able to prevent the pedestrian from falling between the curb of the bus stop and the train that was still rolling out. He was trapped and seriously injured. The man was freed by the fire brigade, treated by an ambulance and then taken to the hospital.
