A tram driver, tried for an accident in which seven passengers died in 2016 in London, was acquitted this Monday by the British justice system.
In addition to these deaths, 21 people were seriously injured in the tram derailment on November 9, 2016 in the south of the British capital. Both oars had rolled on their sides after going off the rails.
Three times faster than the authorized speed
The accident occurred in a curve in which the speed was limited to 20 km/h. But the driver, Alfred Dorris, was driving three times as fast as claimed during the trial.
This 49-year-old man was very moved by the announcement of his acquittal. Il a nié lors du procès qu’il faisait une “micro-sieste” lors de l’accident et a dit avoir été “désorienté” à l’approche du virage, mettant en cause l’éclairage, le mauvais temps et l’obscurité This morning.
“A bad day for him, but much worse for seven other people”
Following the announcement of the acquittal, Joe Collett, whose brother Donald was killed in the crash, said he was “very disappointed”. “The only one who knows what happened and knows the truth is Alfred Dorris,” he told reporters.
“He had already done the trip thousands of times and that day was a bad day for him, but a lot worse for seven other people,” continued Joe Collett.
The companies Transport for London (TfL) and Tram Operations Limited (ToL), which have admitted wrongdoing, will know their sentence later.
Source: BFM TV
