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Matiu Ratana (3 May 1966 – 25 September 2020) was a New Zealand-born British police sergeant who was shot dead at Croydon police station in London on 25 September 2020. He was nearing retirement having served in the Metropolitan Police for nearly 30 years when he became the first police officer to be fatally shot in the UK since the murders of Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone in 2012.
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In March 1951, he was employed by a furniture removal firm but was forced to leave the job after injuring his back in March 1952. In May 1952, Bentley was taken on by the Croydon Corporation as a dustbin man; one month later, in June 1952 he was demoted to street sweeping for unsatisfactory performance. One month after that, he was sacked by ...
2016 Croydon tram derailment The derailed tram at Sandilands Junction Show map of Greater London Show map of London Borough of Croydon Details Date 9 November 2016 ; 8 years ago (2016-11-09) 06:07 GMT Location Close to Sandilands tram stop, Croydon, London Coordinates 51°22′27″N 0°04′32″W / 51.3743°N 0.0755°W / 51.3743; -0.0755 Country United Kingdom Line Tramlink ...
On 4 March 1989 the 12:50 Horsham to London Victoria, consisting of a four-car class 423 electric multiple unit no. 3441, stopped at Purley railway station.As it left the station, it crossed from the slow line to the fast line as scheduled and at 13:39 was struck from behind by the following 12:17 Littlehampton to London Victoria, consisting of four-car class 421 units nos. 1280 and 1285 (for ...
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Trevor Ellis, a 26-year-old man from Brixton Hill was shot dead in Croydon, South London, on 8 August. [60] [61] [62] His family denied reports that Ellis, who had come from the Brixton area to Croydon with a group of friends, had been involved in looting. [63] [64] 13 people were arrested in connection with the murder. All were later bailed ...
The South Croydon rail crash on the British railway system occurred on 24 October 1947. [2] The crash took place south of South Croydon railway station. Two electric commuter trains collided in fog and 32 people were killed, including the driver of the second train. It was the worst accident on Britain's Southern Railway.