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 which an official source said was caused by. He took over the controls from another driver about 65 miles before the crash, said the state railway, renfe. Video footage emerges showing moment train derails and kills 80, as police interview driver francisco. Jul 26, 20 the crash is the first fatal accident of a highspeed train in spain, which launched its highspeed network in 1992 and now serves around 100,000 passengers a day. Utah teen survives train crash, describes gruesome scene. Spain train traveling twice the speed limit usa today. State department said one american was killed in the crash and five others were injured. Jul 26, 20 and in an interview with the associated press, an american passenger injured on the train said he saw on a tv monitor screen inside his car that the train was traveling 121 mph seconds before the. O porrino spain afp a train carrying tourists to portugal from northwestern spain veered off the tracks and smashed into a pillar friday, killing its portuguese driver as well as a us. Sep 05, 2019 a man has died and 34 others were injured after a lorry ploughed into a train in yokohama, japan. Driver was on phone at time of spain train crash which. The rail disaster was one of the worst in spanish history and authorities have warned the death toll may rise. Train driver arrested in fatal crash in spain the boston globe.
In an interview, an american passenger injured on the train said he saw on a tv monitor screen inside his car that the train was traveling 120 miles per hour just seconds before the crash far. Team was relegated never managed to recover the secondtier serie b league. Spanish train crash driver wrote on facebook about high speed reports this article is more than 6 years old man named by local media is said. Driver in deadly spain train crash under scrutiny cbs news. Court files provisional charges in spanish train crash. The crash is the first fatal accident of a highspeed train in spain, which launched its highspeed network in 1992 and now serves around 100,000 passengers a day. Reuters the driver of a train that crashed in spain killing at least 78 people is refusing to answer police. At least 79 killed in spanish rail disaster, 35 more in. The crash at one of the citys main stations occurred on the first day of a rail strike in spain. Francisco jose garzon amo hurt in wednesdays crash is under guard in hospital. Spain train crash driver charged and released world news. Jul 25, 20 he took over the controls from another driver about 65 miles before the crash, said the state railway, renfe. Barcelona train crash one dead and 95 injured as two commuter trains collide in headon smash in spain. Train in spanish crash was travelling at more than double.
Renfe identified the driver, francisco jose garzon amo, as a 30year employee of the state rail company who became an assistant driver in 2000 and a fully qualified driver in 2003. Francisco jose garzon is reported to have posted a. The driver of a highspeed train which crashed and killed 80 in spain reportedly said afterwards. Spanish train inquiry focuses on driver with a taste for. Train driver francisco jose garzon amo is officially held in the hospital where he is recovering after 78 people were killed in a rail crash in north west spain. A driver of the spanish train which derailed killing at least 80 people boasted about speeding on his facebook page, it is being claimed. In 1972, a frontal train crash in andalusia, in the south, left dozens of people dead. Train driver detained as spain mourns after tragic crash. Highspeed train derails in france, with multiple passengers. Spanish train crash driver charged with negligent homicide.
Among those killed was an american, anamaria cordoba. American, portuguese among four dead in spain train crash. Jul 25, 20 a train crash in northwest spain s galicia region has killed at least 77 people and injured 143 in one of europes worst rail disasters. The engineer at the controls during a horrific train crash in spain was going up to 119 mph on a 50mph section of track and had once bragged on facebook of going even faster, officials said thursday. Spain train crash driver accused of reckless homicide. A spokesman for the local archdiocese has announced that a memorial service for the 78 dead in the train crash will be held at the cathedral in.
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 train was nearing the end of a sixhour trip from madrid to the town of ferrol in northwest spain when it derailed at 8. The phone call that allegedly distracted the driver of a train that crashed in spain last week, killing 79 people, came from its onboard ticket inspector, the galician superior court says. The train came off the rails and caught fire near the city. Out of 222 people 218 passengers and 4 crew on board, around 140 were injured and 79 died. Jul 24, 20 the death toll from the july 24 rail crash in northwest spain reached 80 people, making it the countrys worst such accident in more than 40 years. Jul 26, 20 the accident was spains worst train crash since 1972, when 86 people were killed in the southwest of the country. Stephen ward, 18, of bountiful, utah, was among the survivors of the spain train crash that left 80 dead. The driver of the train that derailed in spain has been charged with 79 counts of reckless homicide, a judge ruled on sunday night. The accident was spains worst train crash since 1972, when 86 people were killed in the southwest of the country. Aug 17, 2017 catalan emergency services asked authorities to close train stations in the area close to the crash site. The collision set the truck on fire and derailed nearly half the train, which had 500 people onboard. The incident is taiwans worst rail accident in 27 years.
Five us citizens and one briton were among the injured and one american was among the dead. Oct 22, 2018 a total of 366 passengers were on the train when all eight of its carriages derailed. A train driver suspected of causing spains worst train disaster for decades is formally accused of reckless homicide, the countrys interior minister confirms. Judge will have access to the train%27s %27black box%27. The driver of a train that derailed at high speed in spain has been charged with 79 counts of reckless homicide. Spanish train speed probed as crash death toll reaches 80. Driver of train that derailed in northern spain was responsible for braking, experts say. The driver of a train which derailed in spain killing 79 people told a judge that he cannot explain why he did not slow down as he approached a treacherous bend at twice the speed limit. Spain train crash leaves 80 dead, 36 in critical condition. Memorial service for spains train crash victims set for monday. Mar 05, 2020 200mph train crash leaves multiple passengers injured in france after engine hits an embankment and derails.
Spanish train crash driver wrote on facebook about high. 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. Jan 02, 2019 a danish passenger train apparently hit falling cargo from a passing freight train wednesday, an accident that killed six people and injured 16 others as it crossed a bridge linking the country. American woman among 80 killed in spain train crash. An american, an algerian, a mexican and a french national were also among the dead, according to local officials. She declined to name the driver but said he was not being. 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. Deadly train crash near o porrino in northwest spain. The driver of the train involved in spains 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. Taiwan train derailment in yilan county kills at least 18. Train crash in barcelona injures at least 50 the new.
Speeding train crash driver franciso jose garzon charged. Spain train driver francisco jose garzon amo suspected of negligent homicide father of american killed. State department said five american citizens were among the injured. 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. It was also revealed that driver, francisco jose garzon amo, was talking on the phone to an official at the national rail company. 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. Highspeed tgv train linking strasbourg and paris derailed at 7. Jul 25, 20 the train was nearing the end of a sixhour trip from madrid to the town of ferrol in northwest spain when it derailed at 8. 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.
Crash of a containers train into a truck at a crossing. Driver in custody after 80 killed in spain train crash. Reutersoscar corral one of the dead has been identified as american ana maria. A spokesperson from galicias supreme court told reuters that the train driver was now under investigation in connection with the incident. Francisco jose garzons comments were apparently picked up. Jul 26, 20 driver of train that derailed in northern spain was responsible for braking, experts say. Judge will have access to the train %27s %27black box%27. Train driver arrested in fatal crash in spain the boston. Train crash in spain kills 80, driver in police custody. It occurred on the eve of a public holiday, when more people than usual may have been. Jul 27, 20 the american victim of the crash has been named. Reutersoscar corral francisco garzon, 52, who was arrested in the aftermath of the shocking train crash, is suspected of driving the train at more than. Jul 26, 20 as spain mourned the 80 dead in europes worst rail crash this century, questions were being asked about how the train had been able to hit a tight curve at such a speed that it spun off into a. Driver in deadly spain train crash under scrutiny despite spain crash, california proceeding with highspeed rail system by all accounts, the train was going way too fast as it curled around a.
The driver of a fastmoving train which flew off the tracks in northwestern spain, killing 78 people, is refusing to respond to police questioning. Las ramblas, a street of stalls and shops that cuts through the center of barcelona, is. Spanish train crash driver was on phone, black box reveals. The train crash is the worst spain has experienced since a. List of accidents involving sports teams wikipedia.
Jul 28, 20 spain s staterun train company has described him as an experience driver who knew the route well. Jul 26, 20 utah teen survives train crash, describes gruesome scene. 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. Phone footage the alvia 730 series train was travelling from madrid to the port city of ferrol when it crashed about 8. Coach dead and all players forced to quit professional football due to injuries in a train crash in contigliano, on the ternisulmona railway. The driver of the deadly train crash in spain last week was on the phone when the train derailed, evidence from the data black box revealed on tuesday. Jul 26, 20 the driver of the train that derailed killing 78 people has refused to answer initial questions, spanish police say. Excessive speed is thought to be the cause of wednesdays deadly train wreck in spain, reuters reported, and the driver of the train is now in hospital, under police guard. Nov 21, 20 after the horrific accident, the trains engineer was arrested and charged with failing to reduce speed on approaching a curve. Story continues in its report about the accident, antena 3 television showed a photograph of iglesias in a pink shirt and cap helping to carry the driver after the train accident. Spanish train crash driver leaves hospital, remains in. Barcelona train crash one dead and 95 injured as two. American is 79th fatality in spain train crash cbs news. Feb 08, 2019 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.
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