Bereaved families hope for ‘long overdue answers’ at Croydon tram inquest
Ross Lydall
Bereaved families were today hoping for an apology and “long overdue answers” as the inquest finally began into the death of seven people in the Croydon tram crash.
The hearing, twice delayed by Covid, opened this morning at Croydon town hall, four-and-a-half years since the early-morning tram came off the rails in darkness as it rounded a bend at more than three times the maximum speed.
Of the 70 people on board on November 9, 2016, seven died and 62 were injured, 19 seriously, as the two-carriage Wimbledon-bound tram left the rails at 46mph on a 13mph bend after emerging from Sandilands tunnel.