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Jul 25, 2013 8:45 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
Adalstef
AdalstefAdalstefReykjavik, Northwest Iceland94 Threads 896 Posts
A passenger train crashed yesterday near the town of Santiago de Compostela.
78 people were killed in the crash.
It is believed the train was doing 220km/hr but the top speed allowed in that zone is 80km/hr
The crash was caught on a security camera

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Jul 25, 2013 8:47 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
rebel2
rebel2rebel2Alicante, Valencia Spain8 Threads 6,354 Posts
Adalstef: A passenger train crashed yesterday near the town of Santiago de Compostela.
78 people were killed in the crash.
It is believed the train was doing 220km/hr but the top speed allowed in that zone is 80km/hr
The crash was caught on a security camera

I have been watching it on the Spanish news.it is terrible sad flower
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Jul 25, 2013 8:54 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
Adalstef
AdalstefAdalstefReykjavik, Northwest Iceland94 Threads 896 Posts
rebel2: I have been watching it on the Spanish news.it is terrible


Does anyone know why the train was going so much faster then allowed in that zone?
Had the driver passed out or something?
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Jul 25, 2013 8:56 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
Dagosto
DagostoDagostoKnoxville, Tennessee USA74 Threads 15 Polls 3,076 Posts
Omigod, if it was caught on film, it must have actually happened! That's so much more important than other things that did happen but weren't caught on film. Good lord, we'd have to actually READ about those things. What a nuisance that is!

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Jul 25, 2013 8:58 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
mikemo68
mikemo68mikemo68Gijon, Asturias Spain6 Threads 2 Polls 611 Posts
Adalstef: A passenger train crashed yesterday near the town of Santiago de Compostela.
78 people were killed in the crash.
It is believed the train was doing 220km/hr but the top speed allowed in that zone is 80km/hr
The crash was caught on a security camera




The province of Galicia is our nearest neighbour..To be frank I'm feeling so sorry for this tragedy ..sad flower sad flower sad flower
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Jul 25, 2013 9:00 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
rebel2
rebel2rebel2Alicante, Valencia Spain8 Threads 6,354 Posts
Adalstef: Does anyone know why the train was going so much faster then allowed in that zone?
Had the driver passed out or something?
I have not heard the reason it crashed.
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Jul 25, 2013 9:01 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
rebel2
rebel2rebel2Alicante, Valencia Spain8 Threads 6,354 Posts
Dagosto: Omigod, if it was caught on film, it must have actually happened! That's so much more important than other things that did happen but weren't caught on film. Good lord, we'd have to actually READ about those things. What a nuisance that is!
Meaning dunno
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Jul 25, 2013 9:01 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
Dedovix
DedovixDedovixBig Place, Central Serbia Serbia12 Threads 1 Polls 5,492 Posts
Adalstef: A passenger train crashed yesterday near the town of Santiago de Compostela.
78 people were killed in the crash.
It is believed the train was doing 220km/hr but the top speed allowed in that zone is 80km/hr
The crash was caught on a security camera

My condolences sad flower
I had no idea that trains in Europe can go that fast
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Jul 25, 2013 9:03 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
mikemo68
mikemo68mikemo68Gijon, Asturias Spain6 Threads 2 Polls 611 Posts
Adalstef: Does anyone know why the train was going so much faster then allowed in that zone?
Had the driver passed out or something?


the driver is alive, we don't know the cause of speeding yet.
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Jul 25, 2013 9:06 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
Adalstef
AdalstefAdalstefReykjavik, Northwest Iceland94 Threads 896 Posts
rebel2: Meaning


Meaning: If it doesnt happen in the US, then who cares dunno
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Jul 25, 2013 9:07 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
rebel2
rebel2rebel2Alicante, Valencia Spain8 Threads 6,354 Posts
Adalstef: Meaning: If it doesnt happen in the US, then who cares
handshake cheers
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Jul 25, 2013 9:31 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
Leo_7
Leo_7Leo_7Baku, Azerbaijan87 Threads 16 Polls 2,514 Posts
sad flower sad flower
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Jul 25, 2013 9:52 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
2intrigued
2intrigued2intriguedMississauga, Ontario Canada11 Threads 18,576 Posts
This is terrible news. sad flower
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Jul 25, 2013 9:53 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
sad flower sad flower sad flower

If the Driver had been incapacitated,the Train most likely would have stopped,though!



Spain train crash: Driver faces investigation


One of the drivers of a train which derailed in north-western Spain killing at least 80 passengers has been put under formal investigation, court officials have said.

Security camera footage showed the Madrid to Ferrol train hurtling around a bend before flipping on to its side.

More than 160 people were hurt, at least 30 seriously, in the incident near Santiago de Compostela.

Spain will hold three days of mourning over the crash, one of its worst.

The black box of the train is now with the judge in charge of the investigation.
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Jul 25, 2013 10:16 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
sofarsogood74
sofarsogood74sofarsogood74Dublin, Ireland40 Threads 4 Polls 2,711 Posts
Adalstef: Does anyone know why the train was going so much faster then allowed in that zone?
Had the driver passed out or something?



Train was running 5 mins late. Driver was trying to make up time.doh

So sad. sad flower
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Jul 25, 2013 10:41 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
sad news sad flower
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Jul 25, 2013 10:55 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
happy369
happy369happy369Onehorsetown, Indonesia979 Posts
tragic sad flower
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Jul 25, 2013 11:08 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
GUZMAN1
GUZMAN1GUZMAN1Barcelona, Catalonia Spain65 Threads 44 Polls 5,101 Posts
Adalstef: A passenger train crashed yesterday near the town of Santiago de Compostela.
78 people were killed in the crash.
It is believed the train was doing 220km/hr but the top speed allowed in that zone is 80km/hr
The crash was caught on a security camera



Dedovix: My condolences
I had no idea that trains in Europe can go that fast


It was a high speed train, "Alvia" type. 220 Km/h is its maximum speed, but the driver confessed that the train was doing 190 Km/h when 80 Km/h was the top speed allowed.
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Jul 25, 2013 11:21 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
happy369
happy369happy369Onehorsetown, Indonesia979 Posts
GUZMAN1: It was a high speed train, "Alvia" type. 220 Km/h is its maximum speed, but the driver confessed that the train was doing 190 Km/h when 80 Km/h was the top speed allowed.
not to take attention away from this tragedy, but why would they make a train capable of that speeds, when its only allowed a certain speed? just out of curiosity
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Jul 25, 2013 11:26 AM CST Spanish train crash caught on film
happy369
happy369happy369Onehorsetown, Indonesia979 Posts
happy369: not to take attention away from this tragedy, but why would they make a train capable of that speeds, when its only allowed a certain speed? just out of curiosity
aw doh just answered my own question, its the same as traffic on the road there are speed limits
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