Dramatic footage has appeared on the internet of the moment a tram was derailed in Croydon Town Centre following a car crashing into its side at high speed. The collision happened shortly before 2200 on Sunday 7th February at the junction of Station Road and Wellesley Road during torrential rain as Storm Imogen struck the south of England.<\/p>\n
The CCTV footage seems to show that the tram has right way as it was rounding the corner with one other car waiting at the traffic lights for the tram to clear the area. But then another grey car approaches the junction at high speed and unable to stop hits the cab side of the tram \u2013 an unidentified CR4000 \u2013 with the impact so severe that the tram came off the rails. A firefighter sent to the scene claimed that the tram was moved 15 feet as a result of the collision.<\/p>\n
At least four people were injured in the collision including two in the car and two on board the tram but none were reported as suffering from life threatening injuries.<\/p>\n
Tramlink services between Reeves Corner and East Croydon were suspended whilst the emergency services first dealt with the incident before the tram could be rerailed and returned to depot. Presumably the RAIB will now be investigating although from the CCTV footage we would perhaps suggest it is fairly clear what caused the collision.<\/p>\n
The CCTV footage is available to view at https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MPxc2ICHupg<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dramatic footage has appeared on the internet of the moment a tram was derailed in Croydon Town Centre following a car crashing into its side at high speed. The collision happened shortly before 2200 on Sunday 7th February at the … Continue reading