Croydon Tram Derailment

Date: November 9, 2016 • Location: South Croydon, United Kingdom

A tram derailment in Croydon, London, killed seven people.

On 9 November 2016, a tram operated by Tramlink in London derailed and overturned on a sharp bend approaching a junction. Of 69 passengers, there were seven fatalities and 62 injured, 19 of whom sustained serious injuries. This was the first tram incident in the United Kingdom in which passengers died since 1959.