. Pedestrian dies in accident with TCL tram, traffic at a standstill

. Pedestrian dies in accident with TCL tram, traffic at a standstill
Lyon. Pedestrian dies in accident with TCL tram, traffic at a standstill

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Anthony Soudani

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Nov 5, 2024 at 4:52 p.m.
; updated Nov 5, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.

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INFO ACTU LYON. A drama occurred on the TCL network this Tuesday, November 5, around 4 p.m. A man was killed following an accident with a tram on line T3, in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.

The facts occurred after the Dauphiné-Lacassagne ruling.


The victim allegedly threw himself under the T3 tram

The Rhône firefighters, the Samu, TCL personnel and the national police were dispatched to the site, at 11 rue Jean-Pierre-Lévy, not far from the rue du Dauphiné. The tragedy occurred while the tram was traveling in the – Part-Dieu direction.

The victim threw himself under the T3 tram, according to our information. The intervention is still in progress. “We have no more information regarding the identity of the victim,” we are told by the national police.

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A man allegedly threw himself under the T3 tram in Lyon on Tuesday November 5. (©Julien Damboise / news Lyon)

Shocked people

Several people, including children, were still present around 5 p.m. They are shocked by the tragedy.

A partial service has been set up on line T3 between Reconnaissance-Balzac and station. Full resumption of traffic is estimated from 6 p.m.

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