Croydon tram crash: Operators fined £14m after seven people killed

Tram operators person been fined £14m astatine the Old Bailey aft 7 radical were killed erstwhile a tram crashed successful Croydon, southbound London.

Transport for London (TfL) was fined £10m and Tram Operations Limited (TOL) was fined £4m for failing successful their wellness and information duties.

The tram, which was carrying 69 people, toppled implicit connected a crisp crook connected the greeting of 9 November 2016.

A assemblage astatine the Old Bailey cleared him successful little than 2 hours successful June.

On Wednesday, operators were besides told to wage £500,000 successful costs.

The 7 radical who died were Dane Chinnery, Donald Collett, Robert Huxley, Philip Logan, Dorota Rynkiewicz, Philip Seary and Mark Smith.

Mr Justice Fraser told the court: "This was undoubtedly an mishap waiting to happen, rather literally."

He added determination was a nonaccomplishment to heed warnings astir the hazard of drivers becoming disorientated successful the Sandilands passageway web connected the attack to the curve, and a study of a "near miss" conscionable days earlier the clang was "ignored".

The "complacency" astir the inadequate lighting and deficiency of ocular cues successful the passageway was "disturbing", the justice said.

The tribunal heard Tram 2551 had been travelling astatine 3 times the 20km/h (12.5mph) velocity bounds erstwhile it derailed connected a crisp country astatine Sandilands.

Mr Dorris, from Beckenham, successful south-east London, told his proceedings helium had go disorientated and thought helium was going successful the different direction.

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