澳大利亚墨尔本近期发生多起儿童被巴士车门夹伤的事故。[1]6月一个周五晚上，一名幼儿的双腿在圣基尔达Barkly Street被巴士后门夹住，巴士启动时将其拖行，所幸巴士随即快速停止并释放了该童。[1]类似事件此前曾在3月发生，当时墨尔本东南部Wheelers Hill的Brandon Park Drive上，一名学生的书包和右臂被车门夹住，被拖行约350米。[1]
负责6月事件的巴士公司Kinetic管理总监Matthew Campbell就此表示："这是一起令人苦恼的事件，我们诚恳道歉。"[1]该公司已加强所有驾驶员的安全协议和事件报告程序。[1]而在3月事件中，运营巴士的公司Ventura已对涉事驾驶员予以解雇处理。[1]
A young child's legs became caught in the rear doors of a bus in Melbourne's St Kilda on a Friday evening in June, resulting in the child being dragged before the vehicle came to a rapid halt [1]. This occurrence was not an isolated case; a similar accident had taken place in March in the southeastern Melbourne suburb of Wheelers Hill, when a student's schoolbag and right arm were caught in bus doors and the child was dragged approximately 350 metres [1].
Following the June incident, Kinetic, the bus operator responsible for that service, issued an apology, with managing director Matthew Campbell stating, "This is a deeply concerning incident and we sincerely apologize" [1]. The company has since implemented strengthened safety protocols and enhanced incident reporting procedures across all drivers [1]. The operator of the March incident, Ventura, took separate action by terminating the driver involved in that event [1].