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The court docket in Spain sentenced the motive force of the prepare who triggered a deadly prepare accident in 2013 to 2.5 years in jail. The security director of the railway supervisor Adif on the time additionally obtained this punishment.
The accident in Santiago de Compostela killed 79 folks and injured greater than 140. The prepare stopped off the curve shortly earlier than the town station at a a lot too excessive pace.
An investigation confirmed that the prepare was touring at almost 180 kilometers per hour, the place 80 kilometers per hour was allowed.
Passengers in danger
Based on investigators, the motive force was not paying consideration. The director was accused of failing to research the hazards of the loop. The court docket accuses the 2 of endangering the passengers.
The court docket discovered that the 2 have been instantly accountable for the demise of the victims. One of many injured died greater than seventy days after the catastrophe, however the court docket doesn’t maintain the 2 accountable for his demise.
2024-07-26 19:04:51
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