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| Spain train crash: Driver Garzon provisionally charged | |
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| The driver of the train that crashed near the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela, killing 79 people, has been provisionally charged with multiple cases of reckless homicide. | |
| A court statement said Francisco Jose Garzon Amo had been released but has surrendered his passport to a judge. | A court statement said Francisco Jose Garzon Amo had been released but has surrendered his passport to a judge. |
| Mr Garzon had arrived at court in handcuffs to appear before the investigating judge. | Mr Garzon had arrived at court in handcuffs to appear before the investigating judge. |
| He is suspected of driving too fast on a bend. | He is suspected of driving too fast on a bend. |
| The court statement said Mr Garzon must appear before a court once a week and is not allowed to leave Spain without permission. | The court statement said Mr Garzon must appear before a court once a week and is not allowed to leave Spain without permission. |
| Eyewitness | Eyewitness |
| Reports say the train was travelling at more than double the speed limit at the time of the crash. | Reports say the train was travelling at more than double the speed limit at the time of the crash. |
| Mr Garzon, 52, was pictured being escorted away from the wreckage by police, blood pouring from a head injury. | Mr Garzon, 52, was pictured being escorted away from the wreckage by police, blood pouring from a head injury. |
| He left hospital on Saturday and was immediately taken to the central police station in Santiago. | He left hospital on Saturday and was immediately taken to the central police station in Santiago. |
| He had refused to make a statement or answer questions until now. | He had refused to make a statement or answer questions until now. |
| Spanish newspaper El Pais said Mr Garzon had admitted to "recklessness" in court. | Spanish newspaper El Pais said Mr Garzon had admitted to "recklessness" in court. |
| On Sunday, an eyewitness to the disaster told the BBC that he had overheard the driver admitting minutes after the crash that he had been going too fast. | On Sunday, an eyewitness to the disaster told the BBC that he had overheard the driver admitting minutes after the crash that he had been going too fast. |
| Evaristo Iglesias, a resident of Santiago de Compostela, said he heard the driver saying he tried to slow down but "it was too late". | Evaristo Iglesias, a resident of Santiago de Compostela, said he heard the driver saying he tried to slow down but "it was too late". |
| Mr Iglesias said the driver, who was shocked and dazed, was repeatedly "saying he wanted to die" rather than see the damage at the scene. | Mr Iglesias said the driver, who was shocked and dazed, was repeatedly "saying he wanted to die" rather than see the damage at the scene. |
| Sunday's court hearing was held behind closed doors. | Sunday's court hearing was held behind closed doors. |
| At least 130 people were injured in the accident. It emerged that one of them - identified as an American woman - died on Sunday. | At least 130 people were injured in the accident. It emerged that one of them - identified as an American woman - died on Sunday. |
| Dozens more remain in a critical condition. | Dozens more remain in a critical condition. |
| Experience | Experience |
| All eight carriages of the train - packed with more than 200 passengers - careered off the tracks into a concrete wall as they sped around the curve on the express route between Madrid and the port city of Ferrol on the Galician coast. | All eight carriages of the train - packed with more than 200 passengers - careered off the tracks into a concrete wall as they sped around the curve on the express route between Madrid and the port city of Ferrol on the Galician coast. |
| Leaking diesel burst into flames in some of the carriages. | Leaking diesel burst into flames in some of the carriages. |
| The train's data recording "black box" is with the judge in charge of the investigation. Officials have so far not said how fast the train was going when it derailed. | The train's data recording "black box" is with the judge in charge of the investigation. Officials have so far not said how fast the train was going when it derailed. |
| Gonzalo Ferre, president of Spanish rail network administrator Adif, said the driver should have started slowing the train 4km (2.5 miles) before the spot where the accident happened. | Gonzalo Ferre, president of Spanish rail network administrator Adif, said the driver should have started slowing the train 4km (2.5 miles) before the spot where the accident happened. |
| The president of Spanish train operator Renfe, Julio Gomez Pomar, has said the train had no technical problems. | The president of Spanish train operator Renfe, Julio Gomez Pomar, has said the train had no technical problems. |
| He said the driver had 30 years' experience with the company and had been operating trains on the line for more than a year. | He said the driver had 30 years' experience with the company and had been operating trains on the line for more than a year. |
| People from several nationalities were among the injured, including five US citizens and one Briton. Two Americans were among the dead. | People from several nationalities were among the injured, including five US citizens and one Briton. Two Americans were among the dead. |
| The crash was one of the worst rail disasters in Spanish history. | The crash was one of the worst rail disasters in Spanish history. |