Croydon tram overturns - many injured, some trapped

Awful, rip to the dead. Going to be a lot of terrible injuries too for folk just on their way into work like the rest of us this morning.
 
Thats just crazy and scary. I catch the tram all the time and never occurred to me something like this could happen to one.

RIP to those who have lost their lives.
 
my gf did mention that there was crazy amounts of traffic and trams were late.. ! did not realise that this happened an hour before she left.

I live a mile away from the stop, she can actually see the emergency services at the place.

I wonder what caused it, has got to be rain + speed at the corner?
 
how fast does a tram actually go?

the ones I saw in edinburgh didnt belt along that fast
 
Sadiq Khan apparently stating there is a good chance that the number of fatalities will increase so some of the injured were very serious indeed :(

Apparently the derailment is right on top of a set of points so there are a multitude of possibilities as to the cause so it's probably best that we don't speculate out of respect to those who have lost loved ones.

RIP to those that have lost there lives just going about their daily business.
 
Apparently the speed limit on that curve is 12mph;

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch said the tram derailed as it was negotiating a "sharp, left-hand curve" with a speed limit of 12 mph.

A spokesman said: "Initial indications suggest that the tram was travelling at a significantly higher speed than is permitted."
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I would imagine that excessive speed combined with the heavy rain could be enough to cause a tram to derail. The trams travel on the left, so judging by the aerial photos of the scene, the tram has moved quite a distance from the track... surprising really, given how bottom heavy they are.

scorza said:
I thought the trams in Croydon didn't have drivers?
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I guess it's the DLR that you're thinking of, as the trams definitely have drivers.
 
Awful thing to happen. I feel for the survivors and their families.

RIP :(
 
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