Quick-thinking commuters rush to schoolgirl's assistance

Commuters in Dublin have rushed to the assistance of a schoolgirl whose leg became trapped between a tram and the edge of the platform.

The accident happened at the Jervis Street shopping centre stop in the heart of the city. Fortunately the incident happened at rush hour, and over 30 passengers and staff leapt to the girl's assistance.

According to the Belfast Telegraph, there have been a number of accidents on the Luas, the light railway system which connects East and South Dublin with the city centre. The paper reports that four people have died in separate incidents, amongst many other injuries.

A Luas spokesman has described the incident as 'minor' and stressed that normal service has been resumed on the line.

Several commuters filmed the event on mobile phones, and the girl can be seen recovering on the platform once her leg was freed.

The schoolgirl was taken to the Mater Hospital as a precaution, but is said to have sustained only minor injuries.

This comes a week after a similar incident in the Australian city of Perth, in which passengers and train crew titled a 90-tonne train to free a man's leg which had become trapped.

His leg was saved when those on the platform tilted the train by collectively rocking the carriage.

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