The driver of the train that crashed in spain killing 79 people was on a phone talking to railway officials just before it derailed, investigators say. Spanish train crash driver was talking to ticket inspector. Driver on phone when spanish train derailed, court says cnn. Francisco jose garzon amo, 52, was formally detained on thursday and is now under armed guard in hospital. 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. Minutes before the train came off the tracks he received a call on his work phone to get indications on the route he had to take to get to ferrol. The hearing came as the number of dead from the crash rose to 79 when an injured passenger died in. Spain crash driver was on phone jump to media player the driver of a train which crashed in spain last wednesday was talking on the phone when it derailed, investigators say. Crash investigators determined that signals and train driver alerts were. Barcelona train crash one dead and 95 injured as two. The driver of the train that crashed in northern spain, killing at least 80 people, made a panicked phone call moments. Driver in fatal santiago train crash faces up to four. Spain train crash driver charged and released world news. Barcelona train crash one dead and 95 injured as two commuter trains collide in headon smash in spain.
Spain train crash driver accused of reckless homicide a train driver suspected of causing spains worst train disaster for decades is formally accused of reckless homicide, the countrys. The driver of a spanish train that crashed and killed 79 people admitted speeding but complained about a. Thats nearly twice the speed limit on the curve where the accident happened. Spain train crash driver admits speeding newscomau. Photos from the scene indicate that the front of the train crashed into a transmission tower. A driver of the spanish train which derailed killing at least 80 people boasted about speeding on his. Madrid, spain cnn the death toll from the crash of a passenger train in southeastern spain has now reached 19, the chairman of the railroad company says, and authorities think the. But debate is intensifying about other factors, including lack of failsafe mechanisms. Spain train crash driver held in custody news al jazeera. Spain train driver apologises one year after deadly crash.
Spain train crash driver was talking to onboard ticket. Spain santiago railcrash driver in new recording bbc news. Driver was on phone at time of spain train crash which killed 79 investigators. Authorities have charged the trains driver, francisco jose garzon. Out of 222 people 218 passengers and 4 crew on board, around 140 were injured and 79 died. The driver of the spanish train that crashed and killed 79 people says he cant explain why he didnt brake in time. Spain train crash driver accused of reckless homicide. The trains driver, named in local reports as francisco jose garzon amo, is expected to be interviewed on friday by an investigating judge in. Madrid a spanish court says the driver of a train that crashed last week killing 79 people has said he was talking by phone to the trains. The driver of a spanish passenger train was charged with involuntary homicide after confirming to a judge that last weeks derailment which. Public prosecutors on tuesday called for a fouryear jail term for the train driver involved in one of spains worst rail disasters, in which 80 people died in 20. Driver in fatal santiago train crash faces up to four years in prison. Spain train crash recording emerges, francisco jose garzon amo admits speeding.
At least 4 dead, dozens injured as train derails in. Facebook speeding boasts of driver before rail disaster killed 80. 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. The crumpled wreckage of eight train cars sent careering onto their sides when a train derailed in northwestern spain has now been removed from the tracks. Train driver warns passengers seconds before train crashes in to lorry. Spanish train crash driver faces judge world news the. A spanish court has revealed that the driver of the train that derailed last week was talking on the phone to the onboard ticket inspector at the time of the crash. Crash of a train into a wall located at the end of the tracks happened in metrosur underground of madrid system works near loranca. A spanish court says the driver of a train that crashed last week killing 79 people has said he was talking by phone to the trains ticket inspector. This disaster complexity case study examines spains deadliest train. Garzon was driving the train carrying 218 passenger in eight cars that hurtled far over the 80kph 50mph speed limit into a highrisk curve on. Scores of people were injured in a train crash in barcelona, spain, on friday.
Investigations into spains deadliest train crash in decades have only begun, but already a key question has been answered. Train crash in barcelona injures at least 50 the new. Human error caused horror train crash the local spain. It was also revealed that driver, francisco jose garzon amo, was talking on the phone to an official at the national rail company, renfe, when the crash happened. Spain train crash on cctv horrible footage of impact in. Francisco jose garzon amo was on his mobile phone just before the crash in july 20. The driver of a spanish train that derailed at high speed is being held by police, accused of.
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. Investigators believe it was an accident but are looking into the speed it was traveling at. Court statement says tests on black box data recorders show last warning came 250 metres before curve where train crashed. The driver of the train reveals startling details about the accident. Spanish train crash driver wrote on facebook about high speed. The driver of a train that crashed in spain killing at least 78 people is refusing to answer police questions, officials have confirmed. The 26yearold driver of one of the trains died while three people are in serious condition after the rail disaster between the towns of st vicenc castellet and manresa near barcelona. Driver was on phone at time of spain train crash which. The driver of a train that derailed in spain last week, killing 79 people, was on the phone to a coworker at the time of the accident, while the train was racing at nearly twice the speed limit. Spain train crash driver has no explanation news al. Driver detained as investigators probe spain train crash cnn.
The driver is the focus of spains highspeed passenger train crash investigation. Driver in spain train crash charged with negligent. A passenger train derailed in northwest spain late wednesday, killing 79 people and injuring many more. Unions say the train line where the accident happened is the oldest in valencias metro network. How to fix a laptop that crashes, freezes or has other. A recording has emerged of a phonecall made by a rail driver moments after his train derailed in northern spain, killing 79 people in july. 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 highspeed train which crashed and killed 80 in spain reportedly said afterwards.
Spain train driver on phone at time of deadly crash. The driver of a train that derailed in spain killing 78 people refuses to answer questions after being accused of crimes related to the accident. Investigations continue into crash that killed 78 people. Francisco garzon, spanish train driver, charged but questions remain. Spain train crash driver francisco amo was on phone. 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. The driver of a spanish train that derailed and killed 79 people was talking on the phone when the train flew off a tight curve, court documents show. Driver in spain train crash identifies caller cbs news. Questions about spain train crash go beyond driver. The driver of the train involved in spains worst rail disaster in almost 70 years was brought before a judge for questioning on sunday after spending a. 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.
Driver of train that derailed in northern spain was responsible for braking, experts say. The driver of the train involved in spain s worst rail disaster in almost 70 years was freed on bail on sunday night after reportedly admitting to a judge that he had behaved recklessly. Driver admits speeding and says he cannot understand how he did not see the curve where july 24 crash killed 79 people. Last september, three underground trains collided in. The driver of a fastmoving train which flew off the tracks in northwestern spain, killing 78 people, is refusing to respond to police questioning. The train had passed a safety inspection just one week before the crash, spains efe news agency reports. Train driver detained as spain mourns after tragic crash. Francisco jose garzons comments were apparently picked up. Jump to navigation jump to search this is a list of rail accidents in.
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