Tram trip ends in two broken fingers after passenger’s hand trapped in door in China
- Transport operator says vehicle meets national standards and warnings were issued
A transport company in central China insisted its trams met national standards despite a woman’s hand becoming trapped and her fingers breaking in a carriage door, according to mainland media reports.
The unidentified woman was standing near a door on a tram as it left a stop in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Tuesday when her hand became caught between the door and the wall, Changjiang Daily reported.
The woman shouted for help and staff diverted the tram, using an emergency key to open the door and free the passenger after about two minutes, online news site Thepaper.cn reported.
Two of the woman’s fingers were broken and would take about a month to recover, her husband was quoted as saying.
Optics Valley Traffic, the tram operator, said it reached an agreement with the couple over medical expenses but no further action was required because it regularly reminded passengers to be careful when the doors were closing.
