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| Spanish rail chiefs to be quizzed by MPs after crash | |
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| Senior officials from Spain's railway operators are due to be questioned by a parliamentary committee following last month's deadly train crash in Santiago de Compostela. | Senior officials from Spain's railway operators are due to be questioned by a parliamentary committee following last month's deadly train crash in Santiago de Compostela. |
| The heads of train operator Renfe and railway administrator Adif will face questions about rail safety. | The heads of train operator Renfe and railway administrator Adif will face questions about rail safety. |
| The derailment on 24 July killed 79 people and left about 170 injured. | The derailment on 24 July killed 79 people and left about 170 injured. |
| Train driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo is under investigation but has not been formally charged. | Train driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo is under investigation but has not been formally charged. |
| The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe in Madrid says that although the appearances of the two senior officials before a congressional committee have been prompted by the train crash, the session is not expected to look at the causes of the accident. | The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe in Madrid says that although the appearances of the two senior officials before a congressional committee have been prompted by the train crash, the session is not expected to look at the causes of the accident. |
| Instead, MPs will ask what measures have been taken since then to improve safety. | Instead, MPs will ask what measures have been taken since then to improve safety. |
| Among the issues the rail chiefs are likely to be asked about are procedures for communication between rail company employees, our correspondent says. | Among the issues the rail chiefs are likely to be asked about are procedures for communication between rail company employees, our correspondent says. |
| The train's "black box" data recorder has revealed that Mr Garzon was talking to a colleague on his work phone and consulting documents just before the derailment. | The train's "black box" data recorder has revealed that Mr Garzon was talking to a colleague on his work phone and consulting documents just before the derailment. |
| Judicial authorities have said the train was travelling at 192km/h (119mph) despite a speed limit of 80km/h (49mph) on the bend where it derailed. | Judicial authorities have said the train was travelling at 192km/h (119mph) despite a speed limit of 80km/h (49mph) on the bend where it derailed. |
| All eight carriages careered off the tracks on the express route between Madrid and the port city of Ferrol on the Galician coast. | All eight carriages careered off the tracks on the express route between Madrid and the port city of Ferrol on the Galician coast. |