Operators fined £14m after seven people killed in Croydon tram crash
The tram was travelling at three times the speed limit when it toppled over on a sharp bend near the Sandilands stopTram operators have been fined a total of £14m at the Old Bailey after seven people were killed when a tram crashed in Croydon, south London.
Mr Justice Fraser told the court on the third-day of the sentencing hearing: "This was undoubtedly an accident waiting to happen, quite literally." Graham Sutherland, chief executive officer of FirstGroup, TOL's parent company, said he wanted to "reiterate how profoundly sorry we are". In mitigation, the operators accepted the level of harm in the case was high but argued their culpability was on a "medium" level.
He said: "Killed whilst travelling to work and due to retire soon. Robert and anybody else did not deserve this."A wet cold November morning and what was meant to be an everyday commute led to seven people losing their lives and many others being shattered. Why were drivers afraid to report near-misses such as one that happened just days before the crash, and why was that not acted upon?
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