 The last survivor to be pulled from the wreckage of the Croydon tram disaster has told how the ordeal left him 'broken and scared'. Stephen Kennedy, 31, had to have one of his arms amputated after it got trapped and has struggled to cope with survivor's guilt. He is one of 10 people who gave victim impact statements to the Old Bailey on Monday after Transport for London (TfL) and tram company TOL were convicted of health and safety failures over the 2016 crash. Seven people died and 21 were badly injured when the tram toppled over on a sharp bend near the Sandilands stop. Mr Kennedy, who was working as a film set electrician, heard the man sitting next to him talking to his wife on the phone about their wedding anniversary plans that evening. He said: 'It was like everything was moving in slow motion. The carriage completely tipped over and I was thrown from my seat. 'Everything went dark. After a few moments the silence was broken by the most terrible screams. TfL and Tram Operations Ltd will be sentenced for health and safety failings this week (Picture: Rex) 'I tried to free my arm but it was completely trapped. The man who I had been sitting next to prior to the crash was now lying on top of me. The man was not moving and he was completely unresponsive. 'He had suffered a fatal head injury. This memory stays with me to this day. I remember other passengers stepping over me to get off the tram. I remember how cold and damp it was. I'm not sure how long I laid on the tram floor.' Mr Kennedy found out that doctors were unable to save his arm after he woke up in hospital the next day, describing his difficult recovery and learning to use a prosthetic limb in the following months. He added: 'I fear my life will forever be defined by what happened on 9 November 2016.' Driver Alfred Dorris was cleared after the court heard external factors caused him to become confused and dri){kind=link}
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The last survivor to be pulled from the wreckage of the Croydon tram disaster has told how the ordeal left him ‘broken and scared’.
Stephen Kennedy, 31, had to have one of his arms amputated after it got trapped and has struggled to cope with survivor’s guilt.
He is one of 10 people who gave victim impact statements to the Old Bailey on Monday after Transport for London (TfL) and tram company TOL were convicted of health and safety failures over the 2016 crash.
Seven people died and 21 were badly injured when the tram toppled over on a sharp bend near the Sandilands stop.