One survivor described how a lady arrived on top of him, including that there was "blood all over the place" after the cable car seemed to accelerate before falling off the rails.
The episode happened before day break at around 6:10am (0610 GMT) outside Croydon in south London as it arranged a curve in the track.
The 42-year-old driver had been captured on doubt of homicide, British Transport Police said.
"Everybody just actually went flying," said Martin Bamford, 30, from Croydon, who was on the cable car and reviewed it "accelerating" before it crashed.
"There was a lady that was on top of me... I don't think she made it by any means. She wasn't responsive."
Gotten some information about the driver, Bamford said: "I inquired as to whether he was alright. He said 'no doubt'. I said to him 'what happened?' He said he supposes he passed out."
Bamford was talking outside Croydon University Hospital, where he was being dealt with for cracked or broken ribs.
Tests were under approach to figure out what created the 300-ton, two-auto cable car to wreck and tip over onto its side.
The Rail Accident Investigations Branch said the cable car crashed as it was arranging a "sharp, left-hand bend" with a speed point of confinement of 12 miles (19 kilometers) every hour.
A representative said: "Starting signs recommend that the cable car was going at a fundamentally higher speed than is allowed."
- Loud blast -
Vice president Constable Adrian Hanstock of the British Transport Police (BTP) showed that the loss of life could rise encourage.
"No less than seven individuals have lost their lives as a consequence of this episode," he said in an announcement.
"Our officers will keep on working eagerly all through the night to formally recognize them and give care and support to their families.
"We hope to be at the scene for in any event the following 24 hours, proceeding with pursuits and completing scientific examinations."
Nearby occupants portrayed listening to a boisterous blast and seeing the injured being diverted on stretchers.
The London Ambulance Service said 51 patients had been taken to two neighborhood healing centers.
A few people were dealt with for minor wounds, for example, cuts and wounds at the scene.
Specialist Phil Moss, the clinical executive of the crisis office at St George's Hospital, said they treated 20 patients.
"The patients who have gone to the working theater will surely be kept overnight notwithstanding a few days or even weeks," he said.
London Fire Brigade said it had been attempting to free a few caught individuals.
London's lone cable car framework, which opened in 2000, joins a few south London rural areas along 17 miles (28 kilometers) of track.
More than 27 million travelers utilized the administration as a part of 2015-16.
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