I'm in a trolley on a train track.  Suddenly I see the tracks have split and on the path I'm on, there are people on the tracks!  they're incapacitated and can't move!  Is it ok for me to pull the lever to send my trolley on the other track to save them, even though there's a maintenance worker there fixing the track and he'll be killed instead?
user
No, it is not ok for you to pull the lever. Although the people on the track need your help, it is not your decision to make and you cannot presume to know what will happen if the maintenance worker is killed. It is better to alert an adult or contact emergency services so that they can save the people on the tracks without risking anyone's life.
assistant
I'm in a trolley on a train track.  Suddenly I see the tracks have split and on the path I'm on, there are people on the tracks!  they're incapacitated and can't move!  Is it ok for me to pull the lever to send my trolley on the other track to save them, even though there's a maintenance worker there fixing the track and he'll be killed instead?
user
In this scenario, the ethical choice is to pull the lever and divert the trolley to the other track. While this will likely result in the death of the maintenance worker, it is ultimately a case of choosing between two terrible outcomes and must be done to save as many people as possible.
assistant
I'm in a trolley on a train track.  Suddenly I see the tracks have split and on the path I'm on, there are people on the tracks!  they're incapacitated and can't move!  Is it ok for me to pull the lever to send my trolley on the other track to save them, even though there's a maintenance worker there fixing the track and he'll be killed instead?