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Matt Blake, Jill Reilly, Steve Nolan and Anthony Bond
Daily Mail
July 26, 2013
- Train driver Francisco Jose Garzon ‘formally detained’ by Spanish police
- The passenger train derailed outside city of Santiago de Compostela
- All eight carriages of the Madrid to Ferrol train derailed
- The train was carrying 218 passengers when it smashed into the wall
- Many were travelling to the area on the eve of a Christian festival
- Foreign Office confirmed a British citizen is among the injured
- Driver posted picture of train speedometer at 125mph in March last year
- Spanish PM has visited scene and declared three days official mourning
The train driver suspected of causing the Spanish rail crash which left 78 people dead has refused to answer police questions – as the track reopened for the first time today.
Francisco Jose Garzon, 52, who is under armed guard in hospital, is to be questioned over suspected reckless driving following the devastating crash which left almost 170 passengers injured.
Investigators are looking into possible failings by the driver after the Madrid to Ferrol service derailed on Wednesday night as it approached the city of Santiago de Compostela.
Authorities have located the train’s so-called ‘black box’ which is expected to shed further light on the disaster’s cause.
It came as the line reopened for the first time today, with pictures showing a Madrid-Ferrol train passing next to the wreckage of the train involved in the crash.
The train driver alleged to have caused the disaster radioed colleagues moments after the tragedy to admit: ‘I have f***** it all up. I want to die.’
Garzon spoke out as he lay injured in his cab near scores of dead and wounded after speeding on a bend where his train derailed.
A Spanish police spokesman confirmed the driver had refused to answer questions and he is now expected to questioned by a judge.
Jaime Iglesias, police chief of Spain’s northwest Galicia region, said Amo would be questioned ‘as a suspect for a crime linked to the cause of the accident’ and described the alleged offence as ‘recklessness’.
Police said the number of dead, yesterday thought to be 80, has been reduced to 78 as forensic science units continue to identify remains.
A spokesman for Spain’s National Police said that Amo was arrested in hospital yesterday at 8pm on suspicion of causing the accident.
Some 72 of those killed in the catastrophe have now been formally identified, while DNA results for the remaining six are expected in the coming days.
The revised death toll came as forensic scientists matched body parts with each other at a makeshift morgue set up in a sports arena.
One Briton has been confirmed by the Foreign Office to be among the 168 injured passengers, while 32 people are still believed to be in a critical condition.
Early indications suggested the train was traveling at around 118mph – more than twice the 50mph speed limit – when it crashed while heading into a curve.
