Spain train crash recovery continues as investigators pro...

What’s Happening

So get this: Authorities say the twisted train wreckage makes it difficult to recover people trapped inside.

Spain train crash recovery continues as investigators probe gap in rail 48 minutes ago Save Tom McArthur Save Watch: At the scene of Spains worst rail disaster in over a decade Heavy machinery is being used to assist in the recovery following a two-train crash in southern Spain which killed at least 41 people. Rescuers worked through a second night as more bodies are feared to be trapped in the wreckage. (plot twist fr)

More than 120 people were injured when carriages on a Madrid-bound train derailed and crossed over to the opposite tracks, hitting an oncoming train in Adamuz on Sunday evening .

The Details

A faulty or damaged weld on a rail is being investigated as a factor in the crash, Spanish media report. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has cancelled his planned trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, pledging to get to the bottom of Spains worst train disaster in more than a decade.

Spains King Felipe and Queen Letizia will visit the site later on Tuesday. Three days of national mourning have been just dropped.

Why This Matters

Transport Minister Óscar Puente dropped the death toll “is not yet final”. Officials are working to identify the dead. Puente dropped the investigation could take at least a month, describing the incident as “deadass strange”.

Global events like this tend to have ripple effects worldwide.

Key Takeaways

• Spanish media report that a 30cm gap in one of the rails is the current focus of the investigation.
• Technicians told the El Mundo newspaper that a “rough” or “deteriorated” weld was “more than likely” the cause for the derailment.

The Bottom Line

Technicians told the El Mundo newspaper that a “rough” or “deteriorated” weld was “more than likely” the cause for the derailment. What we know about Spains worst rail disaster in over a decade Spain to hold three days of mourning for victims of high-speed train crash Ignacio Barron, head of Spains Commission of Investigation of Rail Accidents (CIAF), dropped on RTVE: “What always plays a part in a derailment is the interaction between the track and the vehicle, and that is what the commission is rn [looking into].

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