Jimu News Reporter Manda Hu Xiuwen
On October 5th local time, Spain held a trial of a train derailment case in 2013. The accident killed 80 people and a train driver and a former railway department supervisor were prosecuted.
2013 train derailment site
According to Associated Press html on the 45th, the case was heard at the place where the accident occurred, Santiago de Compostela, the capital of the Galician Autonomous Region.
On July 24, 2013, an fast train derailed near Santiago de Compostela, hitting a concrete wall, killing 80 passengers and injuring more than 140 people. According to AFP , this is the worst railway accident in Spain since 1944.
Accident Scene
Driver Francisco Jose Galsson Amo was charged with being primarily responsible for the accident and was arrested. Andres Kotavitatt, former head of security affairs at the Spanish Railway Infrastructure Administration (ADIF), was prosecuted.
On October 5, Kotavitat entered the court through the back door to avoid facing reporters and photos of the victims displayed in front of the court building, but was punched by a protester when he left through the front door. The protesters yelled at him.
Survey of train derailment on July 24, 2013 showed that the section where the train derailed was a sharp turn with a speed limit of 80 km/h, but the train was traveling at that time at 179 km/h. The investigation also showed that the driver answered the ticket seller's call a few seconds before the accident.
Driver's lawyer Manuel Preto told the media on the 5th that a section of railway signposts at the accident and insufficient other safety measures caused derailment, rather than answering calls.
, a group representing victims of the crash, said the trial is expected to show that the ADIF has greater responsibility for train derailment than drivers. The group also said the case was tried too long. "Over the years, some victims and relatives have died. Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do," the organization said in a statement.
reported that the trial is expected to last for several months.
(Picture source: Associated Press)
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