‘He didn’t fall asleep’ – tram driver cleared over crash that left seven dead

A tram driver who crashed and killed seven passengers while driving at more than three times the speed limit was cleared of breaking health and safety laws. Alfred Dorris, 49, had only had four hours sleep when he took a sharp bend on the Croydon tramlink at 40mph when the limit was just 12mph. Windows smashed and doors were ripped off as the tram fell on its side and those who died were thrown out and trapped between the overturned…