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Heidelberg (dpa / lsw) - A pedestrian was hit by a tram on Wednesday evening and seriously injured.

The man had apparently not noticed the approaching train when he wanted to cross the tracks in Heidelberg's Weststadt, as the police announced.

The 39-year-old was thrown to the ground and suffered serious injuries to his head and shoulder.

The police are now looking for witnesses who observed the accident.

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