Driver in spain train crash in court driver francisco garzon 52 has been held by police on suspicion of reckless homicide. His second driver and the truck driver were seriously injured. Out of 222 people 218 passengers and 4 crew on board, around 140 were injured and 79 died. Spain santiago railcrash driver in new recording bbc news. Crash blamed on high speed police took the driver of a spanish train into custody in the hospital on thursday after at least 80 people died when it deraile. 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.
Driver in custody after 78 killed in spain train crash. Jul 25, 20 excessive speed is being blamed for a train crash in northwestern spain which killed at least 80 people. Ive said before that this bend was dangerous and that one day it would do for us. Driver in spain train disaster faces charges as country mourns.
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. Spain train crash driver charged and released world news. Family and friends of a truck driver killed in a collision with a freight train in regional sa pay tribute to the popular grandfather, but are upset many locals will be unable to attend the funeral. 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. At least four people died and close to 50 people were injured on friday after a train derailed in galicia in northwestern spain, local authorities said. Spain train crash death toll now set at 79 as houston. The speed of the train is being questioned and the. Driver in deadly spain train crash under scrutiny cbs news. A court statement issued late sunday said investigative magistrate luis alaez released francisco jose garzon amo without bail.
Barcelona train crash one dead and 95 injured as two. Investigations into spain s deadliest train crash in decades have only begun, but already a key question has been answered. Spain train crash driver detained jump to media player the driver of a train that derailed in spain on wednesday, killing 78 people, is formally detained and accused of crimes related to the. One of the drivers of a train which derailed in northwestern spain killing at least 80 passengers has been put under investigation, officials say. Jul 30, 20 the train driver in last weeks crash in spain was talking on the phone when it derailed, investigators say. Driver investigated after spain train crash kills 80 reuters. Driver arrested in spain train crash, black box found. 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. Questions about spain train crash go beyond driver the driver is the focus of spain s highspeed passenger train crash investigation. At least 4 dead, dozens injured as train derails in northern. 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. Jul 27, 20 but julio gomezpomar, the president of renfe, spains rail network, on friday described the driver as a seasoned employee who had passed through the curved wall where the crash took place some. At least 78 people were killed in the accident that occurred in northwestern spain. Driver detained as investigators probe spain train crash cnn.
Thats nearly twice the speed limit on the curve where the accident happened. At least 78 dead, 143 injured after train derails in spain world. 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. Spain train driver on phone at time of deadly crash. The train is said to have been travelling at twice the recommended speed.
High speed could have caused spain train crash youtube. Authorities have charged the trains driver, 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. Driver in spain train crash charged with negligent homicide. Driver investigated after 80 killed in spain train crash. Train in spanish crash was travelling at more than double. The driver of the train that crashed in northern spain, killing at least 80 people, made a panicked phone call moments before the crash saying that the train was going too fast. The driver of the train involved in spain s worst rail disaster in almost 70 years was going before a judge who will decide whether criminal charges should be filed. The driver of the train that derailed in spain has been charged with 79 counts of reckless homicide, a judge ruled on sunday night. Questions about spain train crash go beyond driver. Francisco garzon, spain train driver, faces 79 counts of. Driver detained as investigators probe spain train crash.
Driver arrested in spain train crash, black box found spanish police have arrested the driver of the speeding train that flew off the tracks, killing 78 people in a crash one witness described to. On 28 july 20, the trains driver francisco jose garzon amo was charged with 79 counts of homicide by professional. The driver of the spanish train that crashed last week faces 79 counts of homicide. Investigators examine why driver was travelling at twice recommended speed, as bodies remain unidentified. 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. Driver named in deadly spain train crash newscomau. Court files provisional charges in spanish train crash.
Francisco jose garzon amo was on his mobile phone just before the crash in july 20. A spanish train driver will be questioned by police in hospital over crash which has killed at least 80 passengers. Scores of people were injured in a train crash in barcelona, spain, on friday. Spanish train inquiry focuses on driver with a taste for. Deadly train crash in spain we move on to the heartstopping new video of the deadly train crash in spain. Jul 25, 20 one of the drivers of a train which derailed in northwestern spain killing at least 80 passengers has been put under investigation, officials say. Spain train driver on phone at time of deadly crash bbc news. The driver of a spanish train that derailed at high speed was being questioned by a judge on sunday as officials tried to determine if he was responsible for the accident, which killed 79 people. May, 2016 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. Jul 26, 20 spanish train crash driver wrote on facebook about high speed reports this article is more than 6 years old. Spanish train crash driver tells court of final moments.
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. Deadly train derailment caught on tape now playing. On thursday, spanish news media reported that the driver had said the trains speed had been about 120 miles per hour, more than double the limit in the stretch of track where the train derailed. But debate is intensifying about other factors, including lack. Jul 26, 20 driver named in deadly spain train crash. The driver of the train that derailed in northwestern spain was charged sunday with 79 counts of homicide by professional recklessness. Jul 28, 20 driver in deadly spain train crash under scrutiny. A judge has ordered police to take a statement from the man as three days of. Jul 26, 20 driver of train that derailed in northern spain was responsible for braking, experts say. World driver investigated after 80 killed in spain train crash.
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. Moments after being dragged from the wreckage, the driver of the train that derailed in northwest spain on wednesday, killing 78, told his rescuers i have fucked it up. Jul 26, 20 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. The train was travelling at 153kmh 95mph at the time, investigators at the court of.
Spain s royal family and leading politicians were to attend a mass on monday in honor of the. Police took the driver of a spanish train into custody in hospital on thursday after at least 78 people died when it derailed and caught fire in a dramatic accident which an official source said. 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. Sep 09, 2016 three cars came off the tracks in the derailment. The train had been going as fast as 119mph shortly before the derailment.
The driver of a spanish train that flew off the rails and killed 79 people admitted speeding but complained bitterly about a dangerous curve as he lay trapped in his cabin, a new recording reveals. Train driver warns passengers seconds before train crashes in. Jul 28, 2017 train crash in barcelona injures at least 50. The driver of the train reveals startling details about the accident.
Spaina spanish train that hurtled off the rails and smashed into a security wall as it rounded a bend was going so fast that. Investigations continue into crash that killed 78 people. 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. The speed limit on the section of track where the crash. 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. Spain s interior minister announced that the driver whose speeding train crashed, killing 78 people, is now being held on suspicion of negligent homicide.
Driver on phone when spanish train derailed, court says cnn. Driver in custody after 80 killed in spain train crash reuters. Driver in custody after 80 killed in spain train crash. These were the words of francisco jose garzon, the driver of. Police say they have detained the driver of a train that crashed in northwestern spain and killed 78. Driver of spanish train that crashed, francisco jose garzon. The driver of the train that crashed in northern spain, killing at least 80 people, made a panicked phone call moments. The train driver in last weeks crash in spain was talking on the phone when it derailed, investigators say. Oct 08, 2015 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. As blame increasingly fell on the stillhospitalized driver over spains deadliest railway crash in decades, authorities located the trains socalled black box that is expected to. Driver was on phone at time of spain train crash which killed 79 investigators.
Train crash in northern spain leaves at least four dead. The driver activated the brakes seconds before the crash, reducing the speed to 95mph, according to the courts preliminary findings based on black box data recorders. Train driver arrested in fatal crash in spain the boston globe. The driver of a train which crashed in spain, killing at least 80 people, is being held in custody in hospital. Others say 76 or 77 died, which would make its death toll marginally lower than wednesdays calamity. On the day of the wreck, he took over from another driver just 60 miles before the crash, according to spanish news reports. Driver in spain train crash charged with negligent. At least one american on board among the 80 killed. Spanish train wreck driver got warnings before crash reuters. 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. Black boxes found and driver arrested in spanish train crash. Driver in spain train crash in court the irish times. It was there that he began work for renfe in his early 20s. The hearing came as the number of dead from the crash rose.
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