The driver of the portuguese train was among the dead, while 49 of the 60 on board were also. The spanish train was reportedly traveling over twice the limit when it crashed. At least 77 killed in spanish train crash spanish officials say at least 77 people have been killed and more than injured in a highspeed train. Train crash in northern spain four dead, 47 injured cnn a train traveling from the spanish city of vigo to oporto in portugal has derailed, causing deaths and. A british passenger is believed to be one of four people killed in a train crash in northwest spain. The video from one of the security cameras at the side of the track. Train driver in spanish crash charged with negligent. One of the drivers of a spanish train which derailed killing at least 80 people allegedly joked on facebook on a previous occasion about speeding past police, according to reports.
Spanish train crash driver was on phone, black box reveals. At least 19 people killed and some 40 injured in a headon train collision near. Train driver francisco jose garzon amo is officially held in the hospital where he is recovering after 78 people were killed in a rail. The driver of a train that crashed in northern spain two years ago, killing 80 people, is set to be the only person to face criminal charges over the accident, prosecutors have announced. The portuguese driver of the train is among the four dead as is the spanish guard who was on board. Driver investigated after 80 killed in spain train crash. In court the trains driver, garzon amo, stated that the train was travelling at 180190 kmh 111118 mph at the time of the accident. At least four people were killed and 47 injured when a passenger train derailed in the province of galicia in northern spain, local media reports, citing authorities. The driver of the train that careered off the rails on wednesday in an accident that killed at least 78 people was released from hospital on saturday into the custody of police. About 60 passengers were on the portuguese train when it derailed at.
Report says spanish train driver admits reckless speeding. A portuguese train driver and a ticket inspector were among the fatalities. About 60 passengers were on the portuguese train when it. Driver in spain train crash provisionally charged with. Brit believed to be one of four killed after train derails. Spanish train driver charged with homicide the driver of a spanish highspeed train that derailed and killed 79 people was released pending trial on charges of reckless homicide, a judge ruled on. At least 4 dead, dozens injured as train derails in. Dramatic footage from the incident in poland shows the driver running. Deadly train crash near o porrino in northwest spain bbc news. That was more than double the speed limit for that curve, which is 80 kmh 50 mph. Two probes launched into derailment with train caught on tape veering off track, crashing into wall. By catherine chomiak, becky bratu and alastair jamieson, nbc news. Derailment of a passenger trains due to rocks and part of a wall fell on the tracks.
The driver of a spanish train that derailed, killing at least 80 people, was under police guard in hospital on thursday after the dramatic accident. Spain train crash death toll now set at 79 as houston. Driver in custody after 80 killed in spain train crash. Crash of a talgo express train from madrid to cartagena into a car. Furthermore, it is the first time a highspeed train. At least one american on board among the 80 killed. Spanish train crash driver faces judge world news the. Victims identified by spanish police, driver in custody pa the huffington post uk police have confirmed the identities of all 78 people killed in spain s worst train disaster. A mass has been held in northwestern spain for the 79 people who died in a train crash. Photos from the scene indicate that the front of the train crashed into a transmission tower. Those killed were the portuguese driver and spanish conductor, a us. The death toll in a passenger train crash in northwestern spain rose to 80 on thursday after the train jumped the tracks on a curvy stretch just before arriving in the northwestern shrine city of.
Police examining the remains of those killed in the derailment lowered the death count. Train driver in spanish crash charged with negligent homicide. At least 43 people killed in a metro train crash in the eastern spanish city of valencia. A crane removes one of the derailed train carriages at the site of a train accident image afp. At least 79 killed in spanish rail disaster, 35 more in critical condition cctv video 24 jul, 20 20. While sections of the spanish press pointed an accusatory finger at the train driver, spanish authorities and railway safety experts cautioned. Spain exrail boss charged over santiago train crash that killed 80. A driver of the spanish train which hurtled off the tracks and smashed into a wall. The speedloving driver of the fatal train crash in spain has been formally charged with negligent homicide sunday night after the death of a 79th victim who succumbed to her injuries, a spanish. At least four people have been killed and 47 hurt in a train derailment near o porrino in northwestern spain. The driver of a spanish train that derailed at high speed killing 79 people was provisionally charged sunday with multiple cases of negligent homicide. Renfe, the company which operates the train, has confirmed that the incident is the most serious train crash to happen in spain in over 40 years.
The 2004 madrid train bombings, which killed 191 people, was an act of terrorism, not an accident. Alvias operate highspeed services but do not go as fast as spain s fastest bullet trains, called aves. An official source said the speed limit on that stretch of twin track, laid in 2011, was 80 kph. American woman among 80 killed in spain train crash. Driver in custody after 80 killed in spain train crash reuters. Video footage emerges showing moment train derails and kills 80, as police interview driver francisco jose garzon amo. The driver of the train that crashed in spain, killing at least 80 people including one american, was detained and put under formal investigation thursday after security video showed the train derailed after speeding around a tight curve.
A houston woman injured when a spanish train derailed at high speed wednesday has died, her family said sunday, as a judge prepared to question the train s driver to determine to what extent he. While sections of the spanish press pointed an accusatory finger at the. Driver charged in spanish train crash that killed 78, including a 47yearold american woman from virginia. Black boxes found and driver arrested in spanish train crash. They are provisional figures still but there are 60 dead, a spokesman for the central government representative in the region told afp. Train driver francisco jose garzon formally detained by spanish police. The driver became trapped in one of the carriages and he told railway officials by radio that he took the bend at 190kmh in an urban zone with a. Driver of derailed spanish train under investigation the irish times. Spanish train driver charged with homicide cbc news.
Video shows moment of derailment that left 80 dead. Spanish media said the train had two drivers aboard and both survived. A train driver has been hailed as a hero after he risked his life to warn his passengers of an impending crash with a lorry. Driver detained for manslaughter the driver of the train that derailed in northern spain on wednesday, killing 78 people in the countrys worst rail accident for almost 70 years. The driver of the train that crashed in northwest spain, killing 79 people, has been provisionally charged with multiple cases of reckless homicide. Three foreigners are among the dead an american, an algerian and a mexican, the head of the spanish. Spanish train crash driver arrested after horror smash a train driver suspected of causing spain s deadliest train disaster for.
The footage appears to show carriages coming off the rails before hitting the wall. Driver was on phone at time of spain train crash which killed 79 investigators. Barcelona, spain the driver in the train crash last week in northwestern spain that killed 79 people told prosecutors that he had recklessly exceeded the speed limit and would have to. Deadly train crash in spain we move on to the heartstopping new video of the deadly train crash in spain. World driver investigated after 80 killed in spain train crash. Train driver detained as spain mourns after tragic crash. The driver of a spanish train was under investigation on thursday after at least 80 people died when it derailed on a sharp bend and caught fire in a spectacular accident which an official source. Driver in deadly spain train crash under scrutiny cbs news.
Police took the driver of a spanish train into custody in hospital on thursday after at least 80 people died when it derailed and caught fire in a dramatic accident which an official source said was caused by excessive speed. Train driver warns passengers seconds before train crashes. At least 79 killed in spanish rail disaster, 35 more in. Spanish train crash driver charged provisionally with.