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Police are hunting a bus driver convicted in his absence of killing one person and injuring six others in a crash in south London.Police are hunting a bus driver convicted in his absence of killing one person and injuring six others in a crash in south London.
Raouf Mraidi did not turn up to a trial after his double decker bus hit a tram then a parked BMW in Croydon, in 2008.Raouf Mraidi did not turn up to a trial after his double decker bus hit a tram then a parked BMW in Croydon, in 2008.
Passenger Andrzej Tadeusz, 28, died and six others were taken to hospital, Croydon Crown Court heard. Passenger Andrzej Tadeusz Karcz, 28, died and six others were taken to hospital, Croydon Crown Court heard.
Mraidi, 30, of south London, was sentenced to four years in his absence for causing death by dangerous driving.Mraidi, 30, of south London, was sentenced to four years in his absence for causing death by dangerous driving.
PC Ian Payne, of the Collision Investigation Unit, said: "I would like to express our thoughts and condolences to Mr Karcz's wife and family.PC Ian Payne, of the Collision Investigation Unit, said: "I would like to express our thoughts and condolences to Mr Karcz's wife and family.
"Mraidi failed to attend his trial at Croydon Crown Court and enquiries continue so we can bring him before the courts.""Mraidi failed to attend his trial at Croydon Crown Court and enquiries continue so we can bring him before the courts."