A commuter tram which crashed and overturned in South London this morning, killing seven people and injuring more than 50, was travelling at a 'significantly higher speed than is permitted', it was announced this afternoon.
Witnesses said they heard a loud crash shortly after 6am when the two-carriage vehicle came off the rails near Croydon in torrential rain. According to one witness, the driver said he 'blacked out' and fell onto the controls.