{"id":326285,"date":"2025-10-23T10:54:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/326285\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:54:10","slug":"teenager-tragically-dies-after-tram-surfing-fall-in-west-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/326285\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenager tragically dies after tram surfing fall in West Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">A teenager who fell from the back of a moving tram has tragically died with bystanders seen rushing to his aid immediately after the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The 18-year-old was seen clinging to the rear of a tram on Errol St in West <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/melbourne\" rel=\"noopener\">Melbourne<\/a> about 10.45pm on September 29 when he lost his grip and fell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">CCTV from the scene showed the teen tragically falling onto the road before losing consciousness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-178igh4-StyledParagraph e1s06mna1\">Know the news with the 7NEWS app: <a class=\"css-cvgehw-StyledContextualLink e1s06mna0\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/app?utm_source=7NEWS&amp;utm_medium=contextual-link-app&amp;utm_campaign=7news-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download today <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/static\/media\/right-red-arrow.92bca5db.svg\" alt=\"Download today\" height=\"14\" width=\"20\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">His friends and passersby rushed to help him before he was taken to hospital with catastrophic head injuries, where he later died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cPolice were not notified of the incident at the time 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