a few seconds agoSpain sends heavy machinery to extract bodies under crash trains
Periskopi(6 months ago)
(6 months ago)Emergency services in Spain have used cranes Tuesday to get into the worst hit cars of a high-speed train accident while trying to pull the bodies of still extinct persons out of the disaster that has caused at least 41 victims. Spanish people are shocked after the first deadly accident [...]
The Spanish are shocked after the first deadly accident in the history of Spain's wide - speed railway network, which occurred Sunday evening near Adamuz, in the province of Cordoba, some 360 miles [360 km] south of Madrid.
Experts say a damaged rail joint may have caused the train to exit the track, which led to the crash between the two trains.
Another body was found overnight within the remains of the first train to exit the track, which belonged to the private consortium Iryo, bringing the number of victims to 41, authorities reported on Tuesday.
At least three troops are believed to be still trapped within trains, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlasca has said of the state broadcaster. TV late Monday, broadcast KOHA.
He has said police had received 43 reports of missing persons, consistent with the provisional number of victims, but have warned that the final figure would not be confirmed until rescue teams pull up rail cars.
The crash has occurred in a hilly, olive area on the slopes of a mountain range. The site of the accident can only be reached through a one - lane street, which has made it difficult to access heavy means for rescue teams.
