ロンドンで路面電車の脱線事故 7人死亡、51人負傷「今後も死者増える恐れ」

通勤客らを乗せたトラム(路面電車)が脱線、横転した。
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A member of the emergency services walks past a tram after it overturned injuring and trapping some passengers in Croydon, south London, Britain November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall
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イギリス・ロンドン南部のクロイドンで11月9日午前6時ごろ(現地時間)、通勤客らを乗せたトラム(路面電車)が横転する事故が発生した。警察当局によると、この事故で少なくとも7人が死亡、51人が負傷した。ハフィントンポストUK版が伝えた。

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イギリス輸送警察によると、横転したトラムは2両。現場は急カーブで時速20キロの速度制限があったが、鉄道事故調査委員会(RAIB)によると「制限速度を著しく超えた速さ」で走行していた可能性があるという。警察当局はトラムの運転手を過失致死の疑いで逮捕した。

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事故現場を視察する差でロンドン市のサディク・カーン市長

ロンドン市のサディク・カーン市長は、今後も死者の数が増える可能性があるとした上で、「極めて困難な事態だが、救急隊とロンドン交通局と連携し、事態を収拾と負傷者の手当てに全力を尽くす」と述べた。

この記事はハフィントンポストUK版に掲載されたものを翻訳・加筆しました。

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ロンドン・トラム転覆事故(2016年11月9日)
BRITAIN-TRAM/TRAPPED(01 of08)
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Members of the emergency services work next to a tram after it overturned injuring and trapping some passengers in Croydon, south London, Britain November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall (credit:Neil Hall / Reuters)
BRITAIN-TRAM/TRAPPED(02 of08)
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Members of the emergency services work next to a tram after it overturned injuring and trapping some passengers in Croydon, south London, Britain November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall (credit:Neil Hall / Reuters)
Croydon Tram Overturns In A Tunnel During Rush Hour(03 of08)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09: Members of London Fire Brigade look at the overturned tram at the site near Sandilands Tram stop in Croydon on November 9, 2016 in London, England. Five people are trapped after a tram derailed in a tunnel near Sandilands Tram stop in Croydon at 6.04am this morning. A further 50 people have been injured. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-TRAM/TRAPPED(04 of08)
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Members of the emergency services work next to a tram after it overturned injuring and trapping some passengers in Croydon, south London, Britain November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (credit:Neil Hall / Reuters)
Croydon Tram Overturns In A Tunnel During Rush Hour(05 of08)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09: Members of London Fire Brigade and Police officers walk the tracks close to the site near Sandilands Tram stop in Croydon on November 9, 2016 in London, England. Five people are trapped after a tram derailed in a tunnel near Sandilands Tram stop in Croydon at 6.04am this morning. A further 50 people have been injured. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
Croydon Tram Overturns In A Tunnel During Rush Hour(06 of08)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09: Police officers stand guard as a road is cordoned off at the site near Sandilands Tram stop in Croydon on November 9, 2016 in London, England. Five people are trapped after a tram derailed in a tunnel near Sandilands Tram stop in Croydon at 6.04am this morning. A further 50 people have been injured. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
Croydon Tram Overturns In A Tunnel During Rush Hour(07 of08)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09: A road is cordoned off at the site near Sandilands Tram stop in Croydon on November 9, 2016 in London, England. Five people are trapped after a tram derailed in a tunnel near Sandilands Tram stop in Croydon at 6.04am this morning. A further 50 people have been injured. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
BRITAIN-TRAM/TRAPPED(08 of08)
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Members of the emergency services work next to a tram after it overturned killing 5 people and injuring 50 passengers in Croydon, south London, Britain November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall (credit:Neil Hall / Reuters)


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