£200000, When These Are 10 a Penny In London?

The crossing features a chicane intended to slow users, but it did not cause them to naturally turn towards the direction of approaching eastbound trams, such as the one which hit Mr Abakah. His father, Frederick Woode, said his 'one wish is that lessons are learned from this' (Reader, He doesn't mean by teenagers on illegal e-scooters, of course..) and 'changes are made before anyone else loses their life'. 

He went on: 'I know nothing can bring Reuben back, but I believe the tram should not have been travelling as fast as it was. 'The crossing should also be altered so that pedestrians like Reuben do not have their backs to approaching vehicles.'

But he wasn't a 'pedestrian', was he? He was a hooded youth riding an e-scooter...

The family's lawyer, Ben Posford of Osbornes Law, said it 'shouldn't have mattered' that Mr Abakah 'didn't look properly'. He told the Press Association: 'That's not how health and safety works, and hasn't done for a very long time. 

'He didn't look until the last minute and he made an error there. From time to time, people are going to make an error. 

And those times double when they are youths already indulging in illegal and reckless actions, like riding e-scooters across level crossings. 

'You have to have health and safety measures in place that account for human error, that account for zoning out.'

And you have to have deep pockets to attract slimy ambulance chasing lawyers, so it's just as well for you he wasn't run over by some ordinary Joe in a Ford Escort, eh? 

His family are seeking damages in excess of £200,000 from Tram Operations Limited (TOL) - a subsidiary of transport giant FirstGroup - which runs London Trams for Transport for London (TfL).

Bingo!  Gimmie dat compo! What is that based on, anyway? Not his worth, or his future earnings...