Murder charge over man pushed into moving Metrolink tram

[northwichcat]

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was "pushed into a moving tram" and died at Manchester's Victoria station.

The man, believed to be in his 30s, was pushed, causing him to fall between the platform and tram, Greater Manchester Police said.

A Metrolink driver reported a collision at about 19:45 BST on Sunday, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said.

A 31-year-old woman is being questioned in police custody.
The woman arrested was not the tram driver, police confirmed.
Metrolink customer director Stephen Rhodes said he was "absolutely devastated" to hear someone had died.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the man died at the scene.
There was disruption to services on the Bury line for several hours affecting those attending Parklife festival.

Metrolink issued a walking map to help those travelling from the festival at Heaton Park return to the city centre.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-40244537

Terrible incident and surprised Metrolink's response to the disruption was to give people maps and tell them to walk.

 

[Tetchytyke]

surprised Metrolink's response to the disruption was to give people maps and tell them to walk.

It wasn't, people were also directed towards the shuttle buses already put on by the organisers. But for able-bodied people, walking will probably have been quicker than queuing for one of those.

Terrible incident.

 

[185]

*Note: Error in title.

...pushed into a moving tram...

Man was pushed into centre-section of (2x) coupled trams; not infront of tram.

Will make a serious difference in terms of investigation.

 

[sheeldz]

This incident is now a murder charge.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-40258632

A woman wept as she as she appeared in court charged with murder after a man was hit by a tram and died at Manchester's Victoria station.
Charrissa Loren Brown-Wellington, 31, was in tears in the dock at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court.
Philip Carter, 30, who was named in court, was struck by the tram at about 19:50 BST on Sunday.
Ms Brown-Wellington, who wore a red jumper and grey tracksuit bottoms, was remanded in custody.
She is due to appear at Manchester Crown Court on Wednesday.

 

[gimmea50anyday]

One of my York based colleagues witnessed this, as he was terminating a train into MCV when it happened. He is ok but obviously in shock and has taken himself off duty