Families of Croydon tram crash victims call for new inquest

Lawyers say not allowing evidence from tram operators in former hearing risked making inquests an expensive farce'

Families of the victims of the Croydon tram crash have issued a formal request for a fresh inquest, after a jury reached a verdict last month without hearing evidence from the tram's operators.

Lawyers representing families of five of the seven people killed have written to the attorney general urging a fresh hearing, citing the coroner's decisions which they said risked making inquests an expensive farce".