TAMPA, FL — A man died after being hit by a trolley along Channelside Drive late Wednesday night, Tampa police said in a news release.
Officers responded to the 700 block of Channelside Drive around 11 p.m. after receiving reports of the pedestrian struck by a streetcar.
According to the preliminary investigation, the man was seated along the edge of the trolley tracks when the streetcar approached. He then stood up and walked into the path of the oncoming trolley, police said.
The trolley immediately stopped, and the man was taken to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Police haven't released the man's identity. The crash remains under investigation.
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