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A police appeal has been launched after a man tragically died in a collision with a tram in Sheffield .

Police were called to Birley Lane at around 6pm on Friday (November 7) after reports a pedestrian had been involved in an accident along the tram tracks, YorkshireLive reports. Sadly, the man - believed to be in his 50s or 60s - was pronounced dead at the scene.

South Yorkshire Police are appealing for anyone with information about the pedestrian - or witnesses to the tragic incident - to come forward.

A spokesperson for Yorkshire Ambulance Service said: "We received an emergency call at 6.23pm on Friday evening (November 7) to report a collision between a tram and pedestrian on Moor Valley in the Birley Moor area of Sheffield and ambulance resources attended the scene

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