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Train Driver Convicted Over Spain's Worst Crash In Decades That Killed 79
A Spanish train driver and a former traffic safety chief at national rail infrastructure operator ADIF were sentenced on Friday to two-and-a-half years in prison over a train disaster that killed 79 people 11 years ago.
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4-Year Jail Sentence Sought for Driver in Spain Train Disaster
Public prosecutors on Tuesday called for a four-year jail term for the train driver involved in one of Spain's worst rail disasters, in which 80 people died in 2013, and that victims' families receive 42.9 million euros ($47.3 million) in compensation.
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Black boxes show Spanish train derailed at 179 kph
A Spanish train was hurtling around a curve at 179 kph (111 mph), more than twice the speed limit, when it leapt off the tracks in a disaster that killed 79 people, a report on the contents of the "black box" recorders showed Friday.
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Spain train driver 'doesn't understand' how he crashed
The driver of a Spanish train that derailed killing 79 people told a judge he "didn't understand" how he failed to brake in time to stop the crash, a recording of his court hearing revealed on Wednesday.
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Spain train disaster: Accused driver faces charges of 'recklessness'
The driver of a train that hurtled off the rails killing 78 people in Spain faced possible charges as doctors worked today to identify the last three victims of the country's worst rail disaster in decades.
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Detained Spanish train driver refuses to answer police questioning
The driver of a speeding train that crashed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, killing 78 people, has refused to respond to police questioning on Friday, a police spokesman told AFP.
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Driver in custody after 80 killed in spain train crash
Police took the driver of a Spanish train into custody in hospital on Thursday after at least 80 people died when it derailed and caught fire in a dramatic accident which an official source said was caused by excessive speed.
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Spain train crash: At least 78 passengers killed, over a hundred injured
A train derailed outside the ancient northwestern Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela last night, on the eve of a major religious festival, killing at least 78 people and injuring up to 131 in one of Europe's worst rail disasters.
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Train Driver Convicted Over Spain's Worst Crash In Decades That Killed 79
A Spanish train driver and a former traffic safety chief at national rail infrastructure operator ADIF were sentenced on Friday to two-and-a-half years in prison over a train disaster that killed 79 people 11 years ago.
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4-Year Jail Sentence Sought for Driver in Spain Train Disaster
Public prosecutors on Tuesday called for a four-year jail term for the train driver involved in one of Spain's worst rail disasters, in which 80 people died in 2013, and that victims' families receive 42.9 million euros ($47.3 million) in compensation.
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Black boxes show Spanish train derailed at 179 kph
A Spanish train was hurtling around a curve at 179 kph (111 mph), more than twice the speed limit, when it leapt off the tracks in a disaster that killed 79 people, a report on the contents of the "black box" recorders showed Friday.
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Spain train driver 'doesn't understand' how he crashed
The driver of a Spanish train that derailed killing 79 people told a judge he "didn't understand" how he failed to brake in time to stop the crash, a recording of his court hearing revealed on Wednesday.
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Spain train disaster: Accused driver faces charges of 'recklessness'
The driver of a train that hurtled off the rails killing 78 people in Spain faced possible charges as doctors worked today to identify the last three victims of the country's worst rail disaster in decades.
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Detained Spanish train driver refuses to answer police questioning
The driver of a speeding train that crashed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, killing 78 people, has refused to respond to police questioning on Friday, a police spokesman told AFP.
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Driver in custody after 80 killed in spain train crash
Police took the driver of a Spanish train into custody in hospital on Thursday after at least 80 people died when it derailed and caught fire in a dramatic accident which an official source said was caused by excessive speed.
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Spain train crash: At least 78 passengers killed, over a hundred injured
A train derailed outside the ancient northwestern Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela last night, on the eve of a major religious festival, killing at least 78 people and injuring up to 131 in one of Europe's worst rail disasters.
