- Shocking footage shows woman approach crossing without looking either way
- Local reports claim she was chatting on the phone before the vehicle hits her
- She is hit with such force that the tram slams her to the ground, dragging her
This is the horrifying moment a woman lost her leg after stepping in front of a tram while using her mobile.
The shocking footage shows the 40-year-old approaching the pedestrian crossing with her phone in hand in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
But she fails to check to whether anything is coming — and she is ploughed into by the tram.
The vehicle hits her with such force that she is slammed to the ground and dragged along the track.
The shocking footage shows the 40-year-old approaching the pedestrian cross with her phone in hand
But she fails to check to whether anything is coming — and she is ploughed into by the tram
The vehicle hits her with such force that she is slammed to the ground and dragged along the track
Local reports claim the woman ignored the warning lights and was chatting on the phone before
The driver brings the tram to a stop several feet past the crossing as horrified onlookers observe.
Local reports claim the woman ignored the warning lights and was chatting on the phone before.
They added that her right leg was cut off and that she was left in a ‘bloody mess’.
She was rushed to hospital where she underwent surgery