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Dresden Transit to Dismiss Tram Driver After TikTok Collision

Police are investigating both parties for traffic coercion after the Dresden incident.

Overview

  • Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe suspended the driver and offered a termination agreement, with dismissal to follow if it is not accepted.
  • A TikTok clip shows a man running between the tracks in Neustadt, stopping near the Bischofsweg stop, and being struck at low speed by a Line 7 tram.
  • The employee admitted the action in an internal interview, according to the company.
  • DVB called the conduct inexcusable even in the face of provocation and said separation from the employee is necessary.
  • Police say they are investigating both the driver and the pedestrian for coercion in road traffic, and DVB is still considering whether to file a complaint against the pedestrian.