Thursday 22 July 2021
The victims of the Croydon tram crash died as a result of an accident and were not unlawfully killed.
Pic: RAIB
The
jury's returned its conclusion into the incident, which claimed the lives of
seven people in November 2016.
The
driver of the tram is believed to have been in a "microsleep" before
it derailed.
Alfred Dorris was arrested but never charged following the incident.
Assistant Chief Constable at British Transport Police, Charlie Doyle said: “Today the jury in the Croydon tram crash Inquest have returned their
verdict and concluded that seven people were accidentally killed in November
2016.
"While the Inquest process has now concluded, the
memory of that tragic day is one that will stay with us forever as an
organisation. Throughout this, the seven men and women who died, along with
their loved ones, and everyone else affected by that terrible day, have
remained at the very forefront of our minds. They will never be forgotten.”
The mother of Mark Smith, one of the victims, said “justice
has been suffocated”.
Jean Smith, whose son was 35 when he died, called the
inquest into the deaths a “farce” and said she was “bitterly disappointed” not
to hear evidence from management at Transport for London.
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 12:40 pm
