Boy dies under tram in Samara while trying to hitch a ride between its cars
In short
A boy born in 2012 died in Samara after a tram ran him over as it pulled away from the "10 mikrorayon" stop, according to the Samara region police. Preliminary data show he was between the first and second cars, trying to grab the coupling device. Police are establishing the circumstances.
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A boy born in 2012 died in Samara after being run over by a tram, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Interior Ministry for the Samara region said, as reported by RIA Novosti and Interfax. "According to preliminary data gathered by state traffic inspectors, as the tram began moving from the '10 mikrorayon' stop, it ran over a boy born in 2012 who was between the first and second cars, trying to grab the coupling device," the police statement quoted by RIA Novosti said. [ 2 ]
Interfax reported that the minor had been on the coupling between the cars of the tram and died of his injuries. TASS reported that the child had been riding on the tram and that police were establishing the circumstances of the incident. [ 1 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The death was reported by the Samara regional police and carried by TASS, RIA Novosti and Interfax. The police findings released so far are described as preliminary.
Key facts
- A tram ran over a boy born in 2012 in Samara, and he died. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- The tram was starting to move off from the "10 mikrorayon" stop. [ 2 ]
- The boy was between the first and second cars, trying to grab the coupling device. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Interfax reported that the minor died of his injuries. [ 3 ]
- The information comes from the press service of the Main Directorate of the Interior Ministry for the Samara region. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Police are establishing the circumstances of the incident. [ 1 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- When the incident happened The documents do not give the date or time of the incident, only their publication times.
- The full circumstances of the incident The police account is based on preliminary data, and TASS reported that police were still establishing the circumstances.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- TASS reports that a child riding on a tram has died in Samara and that police are establishing the circumstances. [ 1 ]
- RIA Novosti publishes the Samara regional police statement on the preliminary findings. [ 2 ]
- On 9 October, Interfax reports the death, citing the Samara regional police press service. [ 3 ]