US EditionInvestigators find broken joint on track at Spanish rail crash site: Reuters
A worn and broken rail joint likely caused the derailment that led to a head-on collision between two high-speed trains, killing at least 40 and injuring many, officials said.
- On Sunday, two high-speed trains operated by Iryo and Renfe collided near Adamuz in Córdoba province, killing 42 people in Spain's deadliest high-speed rail crash.
- Investigators found a broken joint in the rails, with technicians on site reporting long-standing wear that created a gap widening as trains passed, identifying the rail joint as a potential failure point.
- Three rear cars of one Iryo Madrid-bound train with about 300 passengers jumped the tracks and slammed into an oncoming Renfe train with nearly 200 passengers, both flipping at about 205km/h and 210km/h.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declared three days of national mourning, while authorities set up DNA tents and used cranes and heavy machinery for rescue and identification operations.
- The collision has prompted calls to review maintenance schedules and operational oversight, as Semaf drivers' union warned last year about wear amid a 60 per cent traffic rise and investigations focus on infrastructure by Adif and the Railway Accident Investigation Commission.
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A broken train track is suspected of being the cause of last weekend's train accident in Adamuz, in southern Spain, which killed 45 people. This is according to a preliminary investigation report. The break is believed to have been present for some time: trains that had previously passed the site also had wheel damage.
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Notches on the wheels of the derailed train pointed to this hypothesis, according to a report. Similar notches were also found on other trains that previously sailed the line.
Mystery Behind Spanish Rail Tragedy: Investigators Eye Rail Fracture
A preliminary report indicates a rail fracture occurred before a high-speed train derailed in Adamuz, Spain, causing a deadly collision killing 45 people. The investigation, led by CIAF, examines rail track damages but awaits further analysis to confirm the cause of the accident.
The Commission of Inquiry into Railway Accidents, the CIAF, has issued this Friday an information note that would support the breakage of the track as the cause of the two-train accident in Adamuz that claimed the lives of 45 people on Sunday. In that note the first findings of the investigation and the next steps to follow are presented."According to the information available at this time, the hypothesis can be posed that the fracture of the la…
The working hypothesis suggests that, since the continuity of the lane was interrupted, the part before the break would have borne in a timely manner all the weight of the wheel, generating a small step
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