Police slam vandals after pram is thrown at train

A PRAM and a bicycle were hurled at a moving train in Leeds in what police called an “incredibly irresponsible and dangerous” act of vandalism.

By The Newsroom

Published 24th May 2013, 01:01 BST

British Transport Police (BTP) officers are appealing for information following the incident in Armley last week, which happened a day after youths were seen trespassing on the tracks.

Investigating officer Pc Steve Thackray said: “Throwing objects at trains is incredibly irresponsible and dangerous and could have resulted in a train driver being injured.”

The incident happened at 5pm on Thursday, May 16, as a York to Blackpool train service was travelling through the Armley Heights area. Almost exactly 24 hours earlier a driver reported seeing three youths on the line in the same area.

Pc Thackray said: “I cannot overstate just how dangerous trespassing on the railway is.”