Pedro Sánchez says people of 27 nationalities may be among those killed or injured in Spanish train crash
Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez and Castilla–La Mancha president Emiliano García-Page have just briefed the media on the latest on the train crash on Wednesday.
TL;DR
- 69 people confirmed dead, at least 70 missing in a Spanish train crash.
- Up to 27 nationalities may be represented among those affected.
- 71 out of 110 hospitalized individuals have been discharged; 39 remain hospitalized.
- Public confidence in Spain's high-speed train system is acknowledged as "broken."
- An investigation will look into why the high-speed train was not stopped after a preceding train was stranded.
- The operator of the sector where the crash occurred has been suspended.
- The government is evaluating the need to review other lines and potentially change maintenance protocols.
- Signaling failures are not uncommon, but systems are designed to handle them.
- The LZB system is robust but being phased out in favor of the European ERTMS system, which Spain is actively implementing.
- Control centers are adequately staffed, and technological improvements have been made.