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One Dead in Gelsenkirchen Tram 301 Accident as Police Investigate

Traffic and tram service on Horster Straße resumed after the vehicle was removed, with the victim not yet identified.

Overview

  • Emergency services responded around 10:45 a.m. after a person was found under a tram on Horster Straße near house number 325.
  • Authorities said the victim is a middle-aged man whose identity remains under investigation.
  • The fire department and Bogestra conducted a technical recovery and erected a privacy screen at the scene.
  • Horster Straße was fully closed with diversions in place and reopened at about 1:45 p.m. after the tram was towed.
  • Bogestra operated replacement buses between Buer Rathaus/Goldbergplatz and Bahnhof Buer-Süd, while four people received pastoral support and the driver was treated for shock.