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| Spain train crash: Driver formally detained | Spain train crash: Driver formally detained |
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| The driver of a train that derailed on Wednesday killing 78 people has been formally detained, Spanish police say. | The driver of a train that derailed on Wednesday killing 78 people has been formally detained, Spanish police say. |
| The driver, who was injured and is under guard in hospital, is accused of "crimes related to the accident", they say. | The driver, who was injured and is under guard in hospital, is accused of "crimes related to the accident", they say. |
| There are reports that the train was travelling at more than double the speed limit at the time of the crash. | There are reports that the train was travelling at more than double the speed limit at the time of the crash. |
| Spain has declared three days of national mourning over the crash, one of its worst-ever rail disasters. | Spain has declared three days of national mourning over the crash, one of its worst-ever rail disasters. |
| The police chief in the Galicia region, Jaime Iglesias, said on Friday that driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo would be questioned "as a suspect for a crime linked to the cause of the accident". | The police chief in the Galicia region, Jaime Iglesias, said on Friday that driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo would be questioned "as a suspect for a crime linked to the cause of the accident". |
| He added that Mr Garzon could not yet testify because of his medical condition. | He added that Mr Garzon could not yet testify because of his medical condition. |
| Police also put the confirmed number of deaths at 78 - down from 80 announced earlier. | Police also put the confirmed number of deaths at 78 - down from 80 announced earlier. |
| They said the difference arose because human remains had been wrongly identified in the initial stages. | They said the difference arose because human remains had been wrongly identified in the initial stages. |
| At least 130 people were taken to hospital after the accident near the north-western city of Santiago de Compostela, and 95 are still being treated. | At least 130 people were taken to hospital after the accident near the north-western city of Santiago de Compostela, and 95 are still being treated. |
| The 32 seriously injured include children. People from several nationalities are among the wounded, including five Americans and one Briton. One American was among the dead. | The 32 seriously injured include children. People from several nationalities are among the wounded, including five Americans and one Briton. One American was among the dead. |
| Black box | |
| On Thursday junior transport minister Rafael Catala said early indications suggested the train had been going too fast. | |
| The Madrid to Ferrol train's data recording "black box" is now with the judge in charge of the investigation. | |
| It is unclear whether anyone else is subject to investigation. | |
| The president of railway firm Renfe, Julio Gomez Pomar, was quoted by El Mundo newspaper as saying the 52-year-old driver had 30 years of experience with the company and had been operating trains on the line for more than a year. | |
| He said the train which derailed had no technical problems. | |
| Renfe said the train came off the tracks about 3 or 4km (2-2.5 miles) from Santiago de Compostela station at 20:41 local time (18:41 GMT) on Wednesday. | |
| It was on the express route between the capital, Madrid, and the port city of Ferrol on the Galician coast, with 218 passengers on board and four crew. | |
| The derailment happened on the eve of Santiago de Compostela's main annual festival where thousands of Christian pilgrims were expected to flock to the city in honour of St James. | |
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