A MAN suffered a suspected broken ankle after being hit by a tram in Croydon town centre.
The pedestrian is thought to have been knocked over after jumping over a railing in Wellesley Road at 11.17pm last night (Sunday).
Firefighters from Croydon fire station were called to the scene by the police who initially thought the man was trapped under the tram.
Tom Atkins, from blue watch, said: "A member of the public jumped a metal rail and was then hit by a tram.
"The police called us because they were worried he was trapped but luckily he wasn't."
A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said the man was treated for a leg injury at the scene before being taken to Croydon University Hospital.
The pedestrian is thought to have been knocked over after jumping over a railing in Wellesley Road at 11.17pm last night (Sunday).
Firefighters from Croydon fire station were called to the scene by the police who initially thought the man was trapped under the tram.
Tom Atkins, from blue watch, said: "A member of the public jumped a metal rail and was then hit by a tram.
"The police called us because they were worried he was trapped but luckily he wasn't."
A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said the man was treated for a leg injury at the scene before being taken to Croydon University Hospital.