Two individuals are status trial in Galicia on Wednesday over a perilous teach crash in Spain that killed 80 folks.
More than 140 others have been injured when a high-speed teach derailed close to Santiago de Compostela in July 2013.
An investigation published that the Alvia 04155 teach from Madrid used to be travelling 179 km/h alongside a stretch of observe with an 80 km/h velocity restrict.
The teach derailed and crashed right into a wall 4 kilometres prior to it reached the town. It used to be the worst rail crisis in Spain since 1972.
Investigators additionally discovered that the driving force were speaking to the conductor on his cell phone simply moments prior to the twist of fate.
The motive force and the previous director of safety for Spain’s railway community (Adif) are status trial accused of “homicide resulting from serious professional negligence”.
They each and every resist 4 years in jail, whilst sufferers’ households have additionally asked damages amounting to just about €58 million.
Victims’ associations have accused Adif of the usage of the driving force as a scapegoat and failing to make use of suitable signalling or automated breaking techniques.
The corporate used to be in the end charged through government over the crash in 2016
More than 650 witnesses will talk on the four-month trial, which is predicted to ultimate till February. Proceedings are being held in a cultural centre in Santiago de Compostela, because of the choice of attorneys and civil events.
Nine years after the twist of fate, survivors have additionally blamed Spain’s former Transport minister for the sluggish investigation.
Dozens of folks protested in entrance of Spain’s parliament on Monday, chanting that they might “continue to fight for justice”.
