The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) have made three recommendations following an incident where two pedestrians were hit by a tram at Staniforth Road on the South Yorkshire Supertram network.<\/p>\n
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The incident happened at around 1614 on Sunday 22nd<\/sup> June 2026 and saw the two pedestrians hit by a tram when they were crossing the tracks at Staniforth Road footpath crossing (close to Woodbourn Road on the Yellow route to Meadowhall). Both were taken to hospital for treatment, with one suffering serious injuries and the other minor injuries.<\/p>\n The investigation found that the two pedestrians were unaware of the trams approach as they had not recognised its approach and were not alerted by the audible warnings given by the tram. Its also said that the crossing layout and signage didn\u2019t effectively alert the pedestrians to the risk from approaching trams.<\/p>\n An underlying factor to the incident was that the management of risk at Staniforth Road footpath crossing by South Yorkshire Future Trams Ltd and South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority was not sufficiently effective.<\/p>\n The RAIB have also said that the injuries one of the pedestrians suffered may have been more serious due to a raised cobble surface that was situated immediately beyond the crossing.<\/p>\n Three recommendations have been made:<\/p>\n\n