Train Crash In Spain: 'At Least 20 Killed'

wretcheddomain · 24-07-2013 10:04PM #1

A train has crashed in Galicia with over 20 fatalities.

A witness told the station they heard an explosion before seeing the derailed train. Another witness told the Radio Galega station: "There are many people dead here, my God."

http://news.sky.com/story/1120030/train-crash-in-spain-at-least-20-killed

Horrific.

RikkFlair · 24-07-2013 10:18PM

People who have walked the Camino de Santiago will know it well. Beautiful part of the world, awful to see this happen.

biko · 24-07-2013 10:18PM

RIP poor people.

eug87 · 24-07-2013 10:20PM

Euronews reporting witness's heard explosions before the train derailed.

Barna77 · 24-07-2013 10:27PM

Up to 35 now, officials say.
Train was coming from Madrid, full of pilgrims as tomorrow is Santiago's patron day, meaning there could be casualties from anywhere and not only Spanish people.
Awful.

The_Mask · 24-07-2013 10:42PM

Yet another train crash with multiple deaths, this time in Spain....Do you think I am being paranoid when I say I get a bad feeling these crashes are possibly being caused by sabotage???

Amirani · 24-07-2013 10:44PM

I'd say they'd be claiming responsibility if that were the case. Not much point in committing a terrorist act if nobody realises it was a terrorist act.

24-07-2013 10:46PM

just a coincidences sadly if it was terrorist they say straight away don't they ?

The_Mask · 24-07-2013 10:54PM

Some of these fanatical groups don't believe in propaganda and follow ancient manuscripts to the word where it says enemies are to be destroyed by any means.

Celly Smunt · 24-07-2013 10:55PM

The_Mask wrote: »

Some of these fanatical groups don't believe in propaganda and follow ancient manuscripts to the word where it says enemies are to be destroyed by any means.

Oh,so all of a sudden Muslims did this?

hatrickpatrick · 24-07-2013 10:56PM

What would be the point?
Terrorism is about making some kind of statement, there's no point in doing it secretly. If it's a terrorist attack, expect someone to gloat about it.

The_Mask · 24-07-2013 10:58PM

Deleted User wrote: »

just a coincidences sadly if it was terrorist they say straight away don't they ?

They have been very frequent and its never fully explained how the crashes have happened. I think there was mention of sabotage for the crash in
Canada

biko · 24-07-2013 10:59PM

Celly Smunt wrote: »

Oh,so all of a sudden Muslims did this?

Perhaps not but it's about ten years since the Madrid bombings so don't get upset if it jumps to people's minds.

No Pants · 24-07-2013 10:59PM

If they don't claim responsibility, then there's no terror.

The_Mask · 24-07-2013 11:00PM

Celly Smunt wrote: »

Oh,so all of a sudden Muslims did this?

Fundamentalist extremists to be exact

SeanW · 24-07-2013 11:04PM

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

What would be the point?
Terrorism is about making some kind of statement, there's no point in doing it secretly. If it's a terrorist attack, expect someone to gloat about it.

I don't think anyone took responsibility for the Nevsky train bombing in Russia in ~2011. Likewise the human garbage that was responsible for the bombing of that PanAm flight back in the '80s, they wanted it to happen over the Atlantic.

SeanW · 24-07-2013 11:04PM

The_Mask wrote: »

Fundamentalist extremists to be exact

Anything to avoid saying the "I" word?

humanji · 24-07-2013 11:05PM

Threads merged.

The_Mask · 24-07-2013 11:07PM

SeanW wrote: »

Anything to avoid saying the "I" word?

Indians?

SeanW · 24-07-2013 11:07PM

try again

The_Mask · 24-07-2013 11:09PM

Iranians?

A Dub in Glasgo · 24-07-2013 11:12PM

It is more likely this is a broken rail type accident and the 'explosions' heard were probably the impact of the train hitting the wall / bridge

Clandestine · 24-07-2013 11:12PM

Gallery here:
http://elpais.com/elpais/2013/07/24/album/1374695943_634251.html#1374695943_634251_1374696074

NSFW

The_Mask · 24-07-2013 11:21PM

Clandestine wrote: »

Gallery here:
http://elpais.com/elpais/2013/07/24/album/1374695943_634251.html#1374695943_634251_1374696074

NSFW[/QUOTE
Graphic....goes to show how vulnerable we really are when we step outside our houses

Fratton Fred · 24-07-2013 11:21PM

That's shocking. RIP to those that died.

languagenerd · 24-07-2013 11:23PM

The Spanish papers are saying something about the back engine catching fire (though no idea whether that happened before or after impact). The only reference to explosions so far is that one witness from the local area who said she heard one (not saw it) - that could have been just the sound of the crash, so let's not jump to conclusions yet...

EDIT: El Mundo are actually saying that the authorities have ruled out any attack and are saying it was a derailing on a "difficult curve" in the track. (http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2013/07/24/espana/1374693824.html)

Travelled on the same Alvia trains a few times last summer, really scary to think of this happening. RIP to those poor people

Amirani · 24-07-2013 11:24PM

RikkFlair wrote: »

People who have walked the Camino de Santiago will know it well. Beautiful part of the world, awful to see this happen.

Yeah, I did the Camino and used this station to get a train to Madrid on the way back. Awful story.

The_Mask · 24-07-2013 11:26PM

The "explosions" could have been the carriages hitting the wall by the looks of the photos...metal v concrete.

wretcheddomain · 24-07-2013 11:49PM

Up to 45 dead so far according to Sky sources which is 20% of the occupants of the train.

The_Mask · 25-07-2013 12:06AM

Looks like the engine and carriages came off the rails on the right hand side and brought itself to a stop against the reinforced walls....right beside access to the tracks :-/

Ruudi_Mentari · 25-07-2013 12:28AM

wretcheddomain wrote: »

Up to 45 dead so far according to Sky sources which is 20% of the occupants of the train.

That is bad. RIP; hopefully not many more.

Train Crash In Spain: 'At Least 20 Killed'

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