This is sad..
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (Reuters) - Police put the driver of a
Spanish train under investigation on Thursday after at least 78 people
died when it hit a sharp bend at speed, derailed and caught fire near
the pilgrimage centre of Santiago de Compostela, in one of Europe's
worst rail disasters.
Dramatic video footage from a security camera outside the northwestern city showed the train, with 247 people on board, careering into a wall at the side of the track as carriages jack-knifed and the engine overturned.
The train was operated by state-owned company Renfe.
El Pais newspaper said one of the drivers told the railway station by radio after being trapped in his cabin that the train entered the bend at 190 kilometres per hour (120 mph), twice the permitted speed. "We're only human! We're only human!" he told the station, the newspaper said, citing sources close to the investigation. "I hope there are no dead, because this will fall on my conscience."
Bodies covered in blankets lay strewn around the train track next to overturned carriages after the impact as flames and smoke billowed from the wreckage and bloodied passengers staggered away.
The disaster happened at 8.41 p.m. (1841 GMT) on the eve of a major festival dedicated to St James, one of Jesus' 12 disciples, whose remains are said to rest in the city's centuries-old cathedral. The apostle's shrine is the destination of the famous El Camino de Santiago pilgrimage across the Pyrenees, which has been followed by Christians since the Middle Ages.
In total, 178 people were taken to hospital after the crash, a regional government spokeswoman said. Of those, 95 were still being treated, of which 36 including four children, were in serious condition, she said.
The eight-carriage train was travelling from Madrid to Ferrol on the Galician coast when it derailed, Renfe said in a statement. The train left Madrid on time and was travelling on schedule.
www.thestar.com.my
Sad kan. Now I feel it cuz I enjoyed my Renfe train rides when I was holidaying in Spain in Jan 2012. We took the Renfe train from Madrid to Cordoba, Cordoba to Sevilla, Cordoba to Granada and then from Cordoba back to Madrid.
I love train rides, but Renfe was nice cuz it has special coaches for tourists. And they even provided free earplugs too. Plus, the trains were always punctual. ALWAYS. When it says that it will depart at 11:38am, it will depart at 11:38am. Heh.
Oh well, Renfe... My heart goes out to the victims.. hopefully, people will not stop using the Renfe trains after this..
Emotional weekend, this has been. Tadi rindu mak bapak. Now rindu train rides in Spain pulak. Heheh.
Oklah. Nak start masak. We have movie night today.. and there's potluck buka puasa too. Anyway, happy weekend all.. xoxo
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| Train crash on Wednesday night |
Dramatic video footage from a security camera outside the northwestern city showed the train, with 247 people on board, careering into a wall at the side of the track as carriages jack-knifed and the engine overturned.
The train was operated by state-owned company Renfe.
El Pais newspaper said one of the drivers told the railway station by radio after being trapped in his cabin that the train entered the bend at 190 kilometres per hour (120 mph), twice the permitted speed. "We're only human! We're only human!" he told the station, the newspaper said, citing sources close to the investigation. "I hope there are no dead, because this will fall on my conscience."
Bodies covered in blankets lay strewn around the train track next to overturned carriages after the impact as flames and smoke billowed from the wreckage and bloodied passengers staggered away.
The disaster happened at 8.41 p.m. (1841 GMT) on the eve of a major festival dedicated to St James, one of Jesus' 12 disciples, whose remains are said to rest in the city's centuries-old cathedral. The apostle's shrine is the destination of the famous El Camino de Santiago pilgrimage across the Pyrenees, which has been followed by Christians since the Middle Ages.
In total, 178 people were taken to hospital after the crash, a regional government spokeswoman said. Of those, 95 were still being treated, of which 36 including four children, were in serious condition, she said.
The eight-carriage train was travelling from Madrid to Ferrol on the Galician coast when it derailed, Renfe said in a statement. The train left Madrid on time and was travelling on schedule.
www.thestar.com.my
Sad kan. Now I feel it cuz I enjoyed my Renfe train rides when I was holidaying in Spain in Jan 2012. We took the Renfe train from Madrid to Cordoba, Cordoba to Sevilla, Cordoba to Granada and then from Cordoba back to Madrid.
I love train rides, but Renfe was nice cuz it has special coaches for tourists. And they even provided free earplugs too. Plus, the trains were always punctual. ALWAYS. When it says that it will depart at 11:38am, it will depart at 11:38am. Heh.
Oh well, Renfe... My heart goes out to the victims.. hopefully, people will not stop using the Renfe trains after this..
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| Gorgeous Renfe train |
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| We were heading for Sevilla.. |
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| Awesome view from the train |
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| Sunset from inside the Renfe train |
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| Wonderful memories at Atocha and on the Renfe train. Oh Spain, how I wish I can go back there.. |
Oklah. Nak start masak. We have movie night today.. and there's potluck buka puasa too. Anyway, happy weekend all.. xoxo
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