London tram 'doing three and a half times speed limit' before crash

A tram which crashed in Croydon, south London, killing seven people was travelling at three and a half times the speed limit when it derailed, accident investigators have said.

London tram 'doing three and a half times speed limit' before crash

A tram which crashed in Croydon, south London, killing seven people was travelling at three and a half times the speed limit when it derailed, accident investigators have said.

An interim report by the UK's Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) found that the vehicle was doing approximately 44mph as it entered a sharp bend with a 12mph limit.

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