Police investigating the tram derailment that killed seven people and injured 51 near Croydon, south London, are examining passengers’ reports that a tram almost came off the tracks in the same place the previous week. Dane Chinnery had been travelling to work on the Tramlink service from New Addington to Wimbledon when it overturned at a sharp bend in the track near Sandilands shortly after 6am. Andy Nias, from Croydon, wrote on that date: “30 of us on the tram this morning and we all thought our time was up … tram driver took the hard corner to Sandilands at 40mph!! Wednesday’s crash, in which six men and a woman died, was the worst tram- or train-related disaster in the UK since 2004. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The mayor of Croydon, Wayne Trakas-Lawlor, lays flowers near the crash scene.

Source: The Guardian November 10, 2016 19:27 UTC