A portuguese train driver and a ticket inspector were among the fatalities. Spains interior minister announced that the driver whose speeding train crashed, killing 78 people, is now being held on suspicion of negligent homicide. A spokeswoman for the rail company renfe told cnn that at least three people died, including the driver, after the train went off the tracks at about 9. Sep 09, 2016 four dead and 48 injured in galicia train crash. Named by spanish media as francisco jose garzon amo, he is expected to. Mar 12, 2018 the driver of a train that hurtled off the rails in spain was charged with 79 counts of reckless homicide and released on bail after being questioned by a judge.
Four dead and 48 injured in galicia train crash spain jobs. Train in spanish crash was travelling at more than double. The driver of a train that hurtled off the rails in spain was charged with 79 counts of reckless homicide and released on bail after being questioned by a. Jul 24, 20 the driver of the train that derailed in northwestern spain, killing 79 people, has admitted he was traveling at twice the speed limit when he approached the treacherous turn. Train crash in spain kills 80, driver in police custody. Officials say one of the trains drivers has been put under formal investigation. The driver of a spanish train that derailed, killing at least 80 people, was under police guard in hospital yesterday after the. When we saw the reports of a train derailment up in galicia little did we know the true extent of the accident. High speed train crash in galicia region of spain full. Police took the driver of a spanish train into custody in the hospital on thursday after at least 80 people died when it derailed and caught fire in a dramatic accident. The driver of the train that derailed in northwestern spain.
On 28 july 20, the trains driver francisco jose garzon amo was charged with 79 counts of homicide by professional recklessness and an undetermined number of counts of causing injury by professional recklessness. A court source told reuters there was one driver on the train. The driver of the train that crashed in northern spain, killing at least 80 people, made a. Train driver detained as spain mourns after tragic crash. Black boxes found and driver arrested in spanish train crash. The train that derailed on a curve wednesday night in northwestern spain may have been traveling at more than twice the speed. Driver in custody after 80 killed in spain train crash reuters. Spain train crash conductor detained, boasted about speed. A spokeswoman for the galicia supreme court said the driver, who was slightly injured in the crash, was under investigation.
Jul 25, 20 high speed train crash in galicia region of spain full video 24 july 20 cctv footage. It is the worst rail accident in spain since 1944, when hundreds were killed in a train collision, also between madrid and galicia. At least four dead and 47 injured in rush hour carnage at least four people have died and 47 others injured after a commuter train derailed during rush hour in spain. Driver in spain charged with 79 train crash deaths july 31, 20. Police detain spain train crash driver for recklessness video footage shows the eightcarriage train turning left under a road bridge and then derailing near. Spain the train driver did little to hide his taste for speed. He is reported as saying the train was travelling at 190kmh twice the speed limit. Driver of spanish train that crashed, francisco jose garzon. The driver of a spanish train that derailed, killing at least 80 people, was under police guard in hospital yesterday after the dramatic accident which an official source said was caused by excessive speed. Previously, a galicia government source had said there were two. Jul 27, 20 black boxes found and driver arrested in spanish train crash. Police say they have detained the driver of a train that crashed in northwestern spain and killed 78 people.
The train, which was going to porto in portugal from spains vigo, appeared to have hit the wall of a bridge as it was going underneath, prompting it to crash just before entering a. Sep 09, 2016 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 injuries, according to officials. The train was en route from madrid to ferrol on the north western coast of spain when it derailed. The driver operating the train which crashed in northwest spain on wednesday evening, killing scores and injuring more than 100, had boasted about travelling at high speed on facebook, spanish.
Video has emerged of the horrific moment a train derailed in spains northwestern galicia region, killing at least 80 people. Galicia train crash investigation was not independent, says brussels. At least four dead and 47 injured in rush hour carnage at least four people have died and 47 others injured after. Driver in custody after 80 killed in spain train crash. 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. Spain a veteran train driver with a zest for speed was arrested in his hospital room in.
Train driver francisco jose garzon amo is officially held in the hospital where he is recovering after 78 people were killed in a rail. Jul 26, 20 driver named in deadly spain train crash. Galicia train crash investigation was not independent. Francisco jose garzon is reported to have posted a picture. Pm mariano rajoy has declared three days of national mourning. Jul 25, 20 driver in custody after 80 killed in spain train crash. The driver of a spanish train that derailed, killing at least 80 people, was under police guard in hospital yesterday after the dramatic accident which an official. That however is a distant memory now as a result of one of the worst transport tragedies in spanish history. Jul 28, 20 the driver of the train that derailed in northwestern spain was charged sunday with 79 counts of homicide by professional recklessness. At least 78 people have been killed in the passenger train derailment in northwestern spain on wednesday.
Spain a veteran train driver with a zest for speed was arrested in his hospital room in northwest spain where investigators. Police detain spain train crash driver for recklessness. Spanish train inquiry focuses on driver with a taste for. A driver of the spanish train which derailed killing at least 80 people boasted about speeding on his facebook page, it is being claimed. Video footage shows garzons train hurtled into the bend where the accident took place at. The driver of the train that crashed in northern spain, killing at least 80 people, made a panicked phone call moments. Driver of spanish train that crashed, francisco jose. The speed of the train is being questioned and the. He is reported as saying the train was travelling at 190kmh. The driver of the train that derailed in northwestern spain was charged sunday with 79 counts of homicide by professional recklessness. At least 4 dead, dozens injured as train derails in northern. Oct 28, 2015 public prosecutors on tuesday called for a fouryear jail term for the train driver involved in one of spain s worst rail disasters, in which 80 people died in 20, and that victims families.
Read this and thousands of other news stories and articles on thinkspain, the leading english language website for spain. It was a 16page report completed on january 16, 2016 by a railroad expert named christopher carr in the french city of valenciennes that began debunking the spanish governments story about the. He posted a photograph of a locomotive speedometer needle stuck at 200. Sep 10, 2016 the train, which was going to porto in portugal from spain s vigo, appeared to have hit the wall of a bridge as it was going underneath, prompting it to crash just before entering a station. The regional government in galicia confirmed that police planned to. Jul 26, 20 train driver detained as spain mourns after tragic crash. Out of 222 people 218 passengers and 4 crew on board, around 140. Driver investigated after spain train crash kills 80 reuters. Sep 09, 2016 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 derailed in northwestern spain, killing 79 people, has admitted he was traveling at twice the speed limit when he approached the treacherous turn. Four dead in spain as train derails abc news australian. Driver investigated after spain train crash kills 80. A spanish train driver will be questioned by police in hospital over crash which has killed at least 80 passengers.
Spain train crash conductor detained, boasted about speed on facebook fox news fox. The driver operating the train which crashed in northwest spain on wednesday evening, killing scores and injuring more than 100, had boasted about travelling at. Driver in deadly spain train crash under scrutiny cbs news. Jul 25, 20 a spokeswoman for the galicia supreme court said the driver, who was slightly injured in the crash, was under investigation. He is a lifelong railwayman and native of galicia, living in the city of a coruna with his widowed mother, who lost her other son in a car accident. High speed train crash in galicia region of spain full video 24 july 20 cctv footage. Galicia train crash investigation was not independent, says. At least 4 dead, dozens injured as train derails in. 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. Spain train crash driver was on the phone during derailment share on.
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