Teenager dies after being trapped under tram in Sydney
by Natasha May from World news | The Guardian on (#6BN3T)
Rescue teams lifted the 10-tonne light rail carriage in Haymarket, but the 16-year-old girl suffered critical injuries and could not be revived
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Rescue teams used a hydraulic jack to lift a light rail carriage after a teenager became trapped under a tram in Sydney last night, but the girl suffered critical injuries and was not able to be saved.
Police were called to the light rail track at George Street in Haymarket at midnight following reports a pedestrian was stuck under a tram. They arrived to find a 16-year-old girl with critical injuries.
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