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| A tram driver has been suspended after footage in The Sun appeared to show him falling asleep, transport company FirstGroup has said. | |
| The footage suggested he may have nodded off at the controls on the same line in which a crash killed seven people in Croydon on 9 November. | |
| The Sun said it was recorded in April, about three miles from the south London derailment which also injured 51. | |
| FirstGroup said the driver was removed from duty pending an investigation. | |
| A spokesman for the company said: "We have not seen this video before (we saw the footage for the first time when the Sun sent it last night) and it will now be subject to a full investigation. | |
| "If the situation is as it appears, then this is completely unacceptable and appropriate action will be taken." | |
| In a 30-second clip the driver - who is not the same one involved in last week's fatal crash - appears to drift in and out of sleep as the tram moves forward. | |
| He is seen apparently struggling to remain upright as passengers are heard expressing shock as the tram approaches the next stop. | |
| Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said he was "extremely concerned" by the footage. | |
| The BBC has not been able to verify the footage, but Transport for London said it was also carrying out urgent inquiries. | |
| A spokesman said it had asked operators FirstGroup to take all necessary action and report back as soon as possible. |