THE FATAL tram accident at Sandilands on the Croydon Tramlink network on 9 November 2016 was caused by the tram’s driver not slowing the tram sufficiently on the approach to a sharp curve, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch has found. RAIB suggests the driver suffered a temporary loss of awareness, which possibly caused him to microsleep.
LOSS OF AWARENESS LIKELY CAUSE OF CROYDON TRAM DERAILMENT
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