Croydon tram driver ‘fell asleep’ and killed seven passengers

A tram driver may have fallen asleep when when he crashed at triple the speed limit and killed seven passengers, a court heard. Alfred Dorris, 49, took a bend near Sandilands at 40mph when the speed limit was 12mph on the Croydon tramlink. 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 vehicle and the track. One passenger said it was like being…