In Spain, they are looking for the causes of the train disaster

The Alvia high -speed train, which was traveling from Madrid, got off the rails three kilometers from the Santiago railway station on Wednesday. As a result, 80 people died, two dozen wounded are in critical condition, among them are four children. 13 bodies have not yet been identified. Among the dead there is a US citizen. Five Americans are injured. The Russians were not injured in disaster.

The wounded are in the hospitals of Santiago and neighboring cities. In the very first minutes after the disaster, almost all Santiago doctors appeared to workplaces, hundreds of people lined up to donate blood, many participated in rescue work, exported the wounded on personal cars. They were thanked by the Prime Minister of Spain Mariano Rahoy, who visited the place of the tragedy: “Today is a very difficult day. A terrible disaster has occurred, which we will remember for a long time. First of all, I want to express our solidarity with the families of the dead-they are not alone in their grief. I also want to wish the wounded the fastest recovery. And, of course, gratitude to all the volunteers that helped in the hours that helped in the hours. Tragedies! "

The head of state was also at the site of the tragedy, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, many Spanish politicians. For example, the leader of the left coalition Kayo Lara even donated blood for the victims. Letters of condolences came from many countries of the world - from the Pope, President Obama and others.

As reported, on the section of the path, which was considered dangerous, since it is a turn, the train went at a speed of 190 kilometers per hour instead of 80. This led to the disaster. Why didn't the composition slow down in time? This question will probably be answered by the driver who received mild injuries and was in the hospital under the protection of the police on Thursday. On Friday, he must give the first testimony to the investigator. According to preliminary data, it is on it that the main fault for what happened lies.

Meanwhile, on Thursday, the railway union defended his colleague, saying that we are talking about a very experienced specialist who worked in his place for many years. On the other hand, the trade union reminded, the driver’s mistake, for example, forgot to slow down, should not lead to a disaster, because the ultramodern line, put into operation only two years ago, was equipped with an automatic system that stops the composition exceeding the speed permissible in a particular site. The question is, why did this system not work? And this question is no longer to the driver, but to the railway authorities, stated the trade union.