Tag Archives: Croydon Tram Crash Inquest

Rail regulator launches prosecutions over 2016 tram crash

Posted on March 24, 2022 by insidecroydon

Nearly six years after the fatal Croydon tram crash which claimed the lives of seven people, the Office of Rail and Road this morning announced that it is to prosecute Transport for London, Tram Operations Limited and driver Alfred Dorris … Continue reading →

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Tram crash coroner recommendations welcomed by families

Posted on September 22, 2021 by insidecroydon

Nearly five years since the fatal tram crash at Sandilands, and the coroner who presided over the inquest this summer has delivered a set of recommendations for safety measures, some of which were made in the immediate aftermath of the … Continue reading →

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Flawed inquest into tram crash is ‘Hillsborough repeating itself’

Posted on September 1, 2021 by insidecroydon

A former Transport for London board member has written to the Attorney General to call for a second inquest into the causes of the 2016 tram crash at Sandilands. This follows the conclusion of the long-delayed inquest at Croydon Town … Continue reading →

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Lawyer’s plea: ‘Save tram victims’ families further heartache’

Posted on August 4, 2021 by insidecroydon

Lawyers representing families of victims of the 2016 Croydon tram crash have today written to the Attorney General asking for a new inquest. Last month, after an inquest held at Croydon Town Hall, the jury concluded that the seven people … Continue reading →

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Tram crash victims’ families call for retrial after inquest ‘farce’

Posted on July 22, 2021 by insidecroydon

‘Justice has not been done today’, says mother of one of those killed in the 2016 Sandilands tram disaster. ‘The inquest has created more anguish and pain because we have been left with so many unanswered questions’ The families of … Continue reading →

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Coroner’s court verdict: Croydon tram crash was ‘accidental’

Posted on July 22, 2021 by insidecroydon

The jury in the coroner’s court inquest into the death of seven passengers on a Croydon tram in November 2016 has delivered a verdict of accidental death. The jury of 10 had earlier this week been directed to deliver a … Continue reading →

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Coroner to allow majority verdict at tram crash inquest

Posted on July 20, 2021 by insidecroydon

Sarah Ormond-Walshe, the Coroner in the inquest into the deaths of seven people in the Sandilands tram crash in November 2016, has today directed the jury that they can deliver a majority verdict. The inquest at Croydon Town Hall had … Continue reading →

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‘Unlawful killing’ among possible tram crash inquest verdicts

Posted on July 7, 2021 by insidecroydon

The coroner at the inquest into the deaths of seven people in the Croydon tram crash told the jury today that they can return a verdict of either accidental death or unlawful killing. The jury retired to consider its verdict … Continue reading →

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Tram inquest jury hears of disorientated driver’s lack of sleep

Posted on May 25, 2021 by insidecroydon

Day 6 of the coroner’s inquest into the Croydon tram crash this morning heard more expert evidence that suggests that the driver was over-tired and disorientated as the tram went through the Sandiland tunnel that fateful November morning in 2016. … Continue reading →

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