Recordings show Renfe train cleared to proceed as Iryo remained stopped
Audio recordings show exchanges between train drivers and a control centre in the minutes before a collision in southern Spain that killed at least 68 people and injured dozens. The recordings suggest the Renfe train was cleared to continue at normal speed while an Iryo train ahead remained stopped, as investigators examine how the crash happened.
The Renfe train was carrying 397 passengers and the Iryo train 147. A reported computer failure had halted trains on the line, and Spain’s transport minister said the decision to let them move again without speed restrictions was “inexplicable”. Spain began three days of national mourning as emergency crews searched the wreckage and worked to identify victims.
In short
- At least 68 people died in the collision.
- Audio captures drivers reporting problems to rail control.
- Investigators are examining why trains were told to move.
Read the full article at the source →
Originally published by BBC World as “Audio reveals exchanges between control centre and drivers before deadly Spain train crash”.