A tram driver is being quizzed by police after horrific footage emerged of her crushing two pedestrians on her first day at work.

The tram that seemed to be going too fast had been stopped in its tracks at a junction by a collision with a bus in Perm, a city on the banks of Russia's Kama River.

But when it began to reverse out of the tangle, the driver failed to see pedestrians walking behind the tram.

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This horrific CCTV footage shows a tram, driven by a new driver, crushing two pedestrians in Russia

CCTV footage of the incident shows the tram which is blocking the pedestrian crossing starting to reverse just as a crowd of people are walking behind it, hitting several and crushing two of them against a car and them bounced back under the tram.

The driver still seems not to realise what is happening, and after briefly stopping she then starts to reverse again crushing the two men even more, even while other pedestrians bang on the sides of the vehicle.

Others rushed to the front to urge the driver to go forward so that the two men can be freed.

Victim Alexander Mehalovich, 40, was rushed to hospital with a crushed pelvis but is lucky to be alive.

And a second victim - Anton Rouganov, 35 - received multiple fractures.

Witness (right) are seen trying to help the two victims after the tram ran into them in Perm, a city on the banks of Russia's Kama River

Alexander Mehalovich, 40, was rushed to hospital with a crushed pelvis but is lucky to be alive

Tram driver Natasha Velkova, 27 - who had been on her first day as a qualified driver - told police she could not see the pedestrians in her rear view mirrors.

One witness said: 'The tram shot backwards without warning and pushed the pedestrians into a passing car. They bounced back and then ended up under the tram wheels.'