New Actor: Transportation Minister Blames Computer Failure
Spain’s transport minister, Óscar Puente, went to the rail control center at Madrid’s Atocha station. Investigators are examining a possible failure in the signaling system after the rear-end crash near Urda.
One scenario under review is that the following Renfe AVE continued past a red signal and struck a stationary Iryo train. The impact derailed rear carriages of the Iryo service, with two tumbling down an embankment.
The Renfe train carried 397 passengers. The Iryo train carried 146 to 147, and the Renfe cab had a lead driver and a trainee whose whereabouts were initially unclear. High-speed traffic between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia was halted with no time set to reopen.
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