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Prosecutions launched over Croydon tram crash

Prosecutions have been launched over alleged health and safety failings relating to the Croydon tram crash. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said it is prosecuting Transport for London, FirstGroup-owned Tram Operations Limited and driver Alfred ...

24 Mar 2022 at 09:25

Tram operators fined £14 million over Croydon disaster that claimed seven lives

Tram operators have been fined a total of £14 million over the Croydon derailment which claimed the lives of seven passengers. Many more people were injured when a tram carrying 69 people derailed near the Sandilands stop on the morning of ...

27 Jul 2023 at 13:06

Tram operators fined £14m over Croydon disaster that claimed seven lives

Tansport operators were fined a total of £14 million after a senior judge said the Croydon tram disaster was an “accident waiting to happen”. Seven people were killed and many more injured when a tram carrying 69 people derailed near the ...

27 Jul 2023 at 17:41

Families gather at the Old Bailey for Croydon tram crash trial

Victims’ families have gathered at the Old Bailey for the trial of a tram driver accused over the Croydon crash that claimed the lives of seven passengers more than six years ago. On Tuesday, Alfred Dorris, 49, attended the central ...

16 May 2023 at 13:04

Speeding Croydon tram disaster driver may have had ‘micro-sleep’, court told

The Croydon tram disaster driver may have had a “micro-sleep” when he drove at more than three times the speed limit and derailed, killing seven passengers, a court has heard. Alfred Dorris, 49, is on trial at the Old Bailey over ...

17 May 2023 at 14:23

Passengers ‘flung around’ as speeding tram driver attempted curve, jury told

Passengers in the Croydon tram disaster were “flung around” as if in a washing machine after their driver attempted a curve at more than three times the speed limit, a court has heard. Alfred Dorris, 49, is on trial at the Old ...

17 May 2023 at 12:21

Driver set to stand trial over alleged role in fatal Croydon tram crash

A tram driver is set to stand trial at crown court over his alleged role in the Croydon crash that claimed the lives of seven passengers in 2016. Alfred Dorris, 48, of Ravenscroft Road, Beckhenham, south-east London, denied a ...

08 Jul 2022 at 12:30

Court hearing from criminal prosecution into Croydon tram crash

The first court hearing for a criminal prosecution relating to the Croydon tram crash will take place on Friday. Transport for London (TfL), FirstGroup-owned Tram Operations Limited (TOL) and driver Alfred Dorris are accused ...

10 Jun 2022 at 03:45

Transport for London and FirstGroup to admit safety failings over tram crash

Transport for London (TfL) and FirstGroup-owned Tram Operations Limited (TOL) have indicated they will plead guilty to health and safety failings over the 2016 Croydon tram crash. Seven passengers died and 51 were injured ...

10 Jun 2022 at 12:39

Tram disaster driver tells jurors: ‘In some ways I held myself responsible’

The driver in the Croydon tram disaster broke down in court as he told jurors: “In some ways I held myself responsible.” Alfred Dorris, 49, was allegedly going three times the speed he was supposed to be doing before his ...

08 Jun 2023 at 15:03

Croydon tram disaster driver ‘deeply sorry’ for failing to avert derailment

The driver in the Croydon tram disaster has apologised to the families of the victims, saying: “I’m sorry that I became disorientated.” Alfred Dorris, 49, was allegedly going three times the speed he was supposed to be ...

08 Jun 2023 at 17:22

Croydon tram disaster trial hears of alleged ‘near miss’ 10 days earlier

A Croydon tram passenger allegedly feared for their safety in a “near miss” 10 days before a derailment killed seven people and injured many more, a court has heard. Tram driver Alfred Dorris, 49, is on trial at the ...

24 May 2023 at 16:49

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