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Old November 9th 16, 12:25 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Croydon tram overturned

On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 12:14:43 +0000, Richard J. wrote:
d wrote on 09 Nov 2016 at 10:20 ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-37919658

At a rough guess I'd say it went around a curve way too fast.


BBC now saying there has been "some loss of life".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-37919658


"Croydon tram derailment: Driver arrested after crash leaves 'up to
eight dead' and over 50 in hospital" says the Evening Standard

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/trans...-a3391446.html

The Guardian are quoting a TfL source as saying
"the incident happened inside a tunnel" -
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...ped-40-injured