Mum of tram crash victim ‘distraught’ at accidental death ruling The mother of a man killed in the Croydon tram crash said she was more distraught hearing the ‘accidental death’ ruling than the day her son died. Jean Smith, the mother of Mark Smith, sat through every day of the inquest at Croydon Town Hall and is coming to terms with the outcome – it was not the “unlawful killing” ruling that she and families of the other victims had hoped for. Mark worked for a specialist glass installation company and was on his way to work in central London on the morning of November 9, 2016 when a tram derailed at the Sandilands Junction killing Mark and six other local people.
Mum of tram crash victim ‘distraught’ at accidental death ruling The mother of a man killed in the Croydon tram crash said she was more distraught hearing the ‘accidental death’ ruling than the day her son died. Jean Smith, the mother of Mark Smith, sat through every day of the inquest at Croydon Town Hall and is coming to terms with the outcome – it was not the “unlawful killing” ruling that she and families of the other victims had hoped for. Mark worked for a specialist glass installation company and was on his way to work in central London on the morning of November 9, 2016 when a tram derailed at the Sandilands Junction killing Mark and six other local people.