Jul 26, 20 the driver is now a focus of the investigation into spains worst train disaster in decades and police there said that he would be questioned as a suspect for a crime linked to the cause of the. 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. Jul 30, 20 the driver of the highspeed train involved in last weeks spanish train disaster was responding to a phone call from the rail company when the crash took place, according to a preliminary. The driver of a spanish train that derailed killing 79 people told a judge he was talking on the phone to the onboard conductor just before the crash, a court announced. Deadly train crash near o porrino in northwest spain.
On the day of the wreck, he took over from another driver just 60 miles before the crash, according to spanish news reports. 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. Deadly train crash near o porrino in northwest spain bbc. The driver, francisco garzon, has been provisionally charged with multiple counts of negligent homicide. Report says spanish train driver admits reckless speeding.
Driver bragged on facebook about hitting speeds of 200kmph. The death toll is around 80 people and scores more people were. Spain train driver on phone at time of deadly crash. Spanish train crash driver wrote on facebook about high. Spanish driver whose derailed train killed at least 80 people while travelling at 120mph in 50mph zone posted boasting facebook photo of speedometer. Aug 01, 20 barcelona, spain the driver in the train crash last week in northwestern spain that killed 79 people told prosecutors that he had recklessly exceeded the speed limit and would have to deal. Jul 26, 20 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. It was also revealed that driver, francisco jose garzon amo, was talking on the phone to an official at the national rail. Spanish train crash driver in custody in hospital youtube.
A spanish court has revealed that the driver of the train that derailed last week was talking on the phone to the onboard ticket inspector at the time of the crash. The train was en route from madrid to ferrol on the north western coast of spain. Spain crash train driver detained by police duration. Police took the driver of a spanish train into custody in hospital on thursday after at least 80 people died when it derailed and caught fire. Spain train driver on phone just before crash, court confirms. Court files provisional charges in spanish train crash. The drivers cab of the spanish train crash in which 78 died. One facebook posting, reported by spanish media, attributed to garzon amo, stated.
The driver is now a focus of the investigation into spains worst train disaster in decades and police there said that he would be questioned as a suspect for a. The driver of the highspeed train involved in last weeks spanish train disaster was responding to a phone call from the rail company when the crash took place, according to a. The driver of the deadly train crash in spain last week was on the phone when the train derailed, evidence from the data black box revealed on tuesday. 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. A man named as the driver of the spanish train that crashed at high speed, killing 80 passengers, had previously posted on facebook about going so fast that he was on the brink of getting a fine. Engineer driver in fatal spanish train crash is arrested. Connect with friends, family and other people you know. Spain train crash driver allegedly boasted on facebook about. Jul 28, 20 the drivers cab of the spanish train crash in which 78 died. The driver, francisco garzon, may face a 12year jail term for manslaughter. Jul 26, 20 the greyhaired driver, pictured in the media with blood covering the left side of his face after the crash, has been with spanish state railway renfe for 30 years and has years experience as. Train crash driver bragged on facebook about speeding metro. Sep 14, 2016 more than 100 train passengers were left stranded in spain after the driver decided to down tools and disappear when his shift ended the train stopped outside the village of osorno at 9.
Spanish train crash driver faces judge world news the. A train driver suspected of causing spains deadliest train disaster for 70 years has now been placed under formal arrest, as it was reported he commented he had f it up following the crash. Farizas friends and family had created a facebook page while she was hospitalized titled hope for. Investigators examine why driver was travelling at twice recommended speed, as bodies remain unidentified 17 spaintraincrash4rt. Tubes everywhere mr woodward moved to galicia with his spanish wife several years. Investigators say the driver of a spanish train that crashed, killing 79 people, received three warnings to reduce speed in the two minutes before the train hurtled off the tracks. Black boxes found and driver arrested in spanish train crash. Jul 27, 20 black boxes found and driver arrested in spanish train crash. The driver of the train that careered off the rails on wednesday in an accident that killed at least 78 people was released from hospital on saturday into the custody of police. Spain in mourning over train crash jump to media player three days of official mourning have begun for the people killed in the highspeed train crash in. Spanish trains black boxes reveal driver was on phone to. Months before the tragic crash, the driver of the train, francisco jose garzon amo, 52, allegedly boasted of traveling at high speeds on his facebook page, according to multiple media sources who.
Reports say driver named by media in spain boasted about high speeds in the past. The greyhaired driver, pictured in the media with blood covering the left side of his face after the crash, has been with spanish state railway renfe for 30 years and has years experience as. The driver of the highspeed train involved in last weeks spanish train disaster was responding to a phone call from the rail company when the crash took place, according to a preliminary investigation released on tuesday. Did spanish train crash driver make speed boast on facebook. A driver of the spanish train which derailed killing at least 80 people boasted about speeding on his facebook page, it is being claimed. Spain train crash driver allegedly boasted on facebook about speeding before horrific derailment. More than 100 train passengers were left stranded in spain after the driver decided to down tools and disappear when his shift ended the train stopped outside the village of osorno at 9. The driver of a spanish train which crashed told authorities he does not know. Train rolled over and over passenger jump to media player passengers on board a spanish train, which crashed killing at least 77 people, have described escaping from the wreckage. Francisco garzon is accused of multiple manslaughter and, if indicted, could face up to 12 years in jail. Spain railcrash driver in new recording a recording has emerged in spanish media of a phone call made by a train driver moments after his train derailed in northern spain, killing 79 people. Spanish train crash driver wrote on facebook about high speed. The driver operating the train which crashed in northwest spain on. Jul 26, 20 the crash is the first fatal accident of a highspeed train in spain, which launched its highspeed network in 1992 and now serves around 100,000 passengers a day.
We spent the day with a london tube driver youtube. Jul 25, 20 the website of spanish daily abc opens with the line spain, in mourning above a video of the mangled train. 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. Spanish train crash captured on video the new york times. The driver of a spanish train that derailed at high speed killing 79 people was provisionally charged sunday with multiple cases of negligent homicide. In it, garzon, a slightlybuilt 52yearold with shortcropped gray hair and glasses, appears shaken and at times hesitant. Those killed were the portuguese driver and spanish conductor, a us tourist and another spaniard. Crash death toll rises to 79 judge will have access to the train%27s %27black box%27 local resident of the town where the train derailed said driver %22told us.
The driver of a spanish train that derailed and killed 79 people was speaking on the phone and had taken the train to nearly twice the speed allowed on. Spain train crash driver allegedly boasted on facebook. Jul 27, 20 the train driver is being held on suspicion of reckless manslaughter over the crash, in which 78 people died. Jul 25, 20 scene from hell at site of spanish train crash. Spanish train crash driver wrote on facebook about high speed reports this article is more than 6 years old man named by local media is said to have written previously of driving locomotive so. Amo boasted on facebook about how fast he could drive his train. Spain santiago railcrash driver in new recording bbc news. Driver was on phone at time of spain train crash which. Galicia train driver posted top speeds on facebook france 24. 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. Spain is in mourning over the deaths of 78 people in a highspeed train crash on wednesday.
The driver of a train that derailed in spain last week killing 79 people was on the phone to the railway company at the time, investigators say. Barcelona, spain the driver in the train crash last week in northwestern spain that killed 79 people told prosecutors that he had recklessly exceeded the. Image caption train driver francisco jose garzon spoke to a judge and prosecutor in a preliminary hearing on sunday. Jul 26, 20 spanish train crash driver wrote on facebook about high speed reports this article is more than 6 years old man named by local media is said to have written previously of driving locomotive so. Spain crash driver was on phone jump to media player the driver of a train which crashed in spain last wednesday was talking on the phone when it derailed, investigators say. The website of spanish daily abc opens with the line spain, in mourning above a video of the mangled train. Spanish train crash driver charged provisionally with.
Spanish train crash driver was on phone, black box reveals. Spanish train crash driver charged with negligent homicide. 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. Man named by local media is said to have written previously of driving locomotive so fast he was on the brink of getting fined. In fridays crash the train apparently hit part of a. Jul 31, 20 image caption train driver francisco jose garzon spoke to a judge and prosecutor in a preliminary hearing on sunday.
Share photos and videos, send messages and get updates. 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. The speedometer picture posted by francisco jose garzon amo picture. Spanish train crash driver faces judge spain crash. The twoway speed is suspected as a factor in wednesdays derailment and crash. Spanish train crash driver wrote on facebook about high speed report. Jul 25, 20 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. Facebook screengrab fair use below the photo, some of garzons friends.
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One of the drivers of a spanish train that careered off the tracks and smashed into a concrete wall, killing at least 80 people, had previously. Dramatic footage shows moment spanish train crashes. Francisco jose garzon amo taken by pej from facebook. 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. Out of 222 people 218 passengers and 4 crew on board, around 140 were injured and 79 died.