Prague Tram’s 0-1 Score Sparks Debate After Schoolgirl’s Death

A fatal tram accident in Prague has reignited debate over pedestrian safety and the limits of public awareness campaigns after a schoolgirl was killed in mid-March in the Břevnov district. Police say the incident happened on Bělohorská Street near the Drinopol tram stop, just a short distance from the elementary school the girl attended. According to initial findings, she stepped out from behind a stationary tram and attempted to cross the tracks. She failed to notice another tram approaching from the opposite direction and was struck. Despite being pulled from beneath the vehicle, she suffered injuries that could not be treated and died at the scene. The case remains under investigation. The accident has had a direct impact on a long-running safety campaign by the Prague Public Transit Company (DPP), known as “Don’t Jump Under My Wheels.” The campaign uses visual messages to warn pedestrians about the risks of tram traffic. Following the incident, one of the campaign’s symbolic scoreboards—meant to represent the annual number of fatalities—was updated to “0:1.” In a public statement, the transport company said the event had shaken its staff. It also expressed condolences to the girl’s family and urged parents to remind children of basic... The post Prague Tram’s 0-1 Score Sparks Debate After Schoolgirl’s Death appeared first on Prague Morning .