Sunday, July 28, 2013

Spanish train crash driver 'may have been on mobile phone when he derailed': Police probe new claims as suspect faces court accused of killing 78 passengers




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Spanish train crash driver 'may have been on mobile phone when he derailed': Police probe new claims as suspect faces court accused of killing 78 passengers



dailymail.co.uk: Spanish train crash driver 'may have been on mobile phone when he derailed': Police probe new claims as suspect faces court accused of killing 78 passengers Francisco Jose Garzon, 52 (pictured) swapped hospital for a cell yesterday as he was held on suspicion of manslaughter. He faces court later today, although he has already refused to speak to police. Last night investigators were probing whether Garzon had been talking on his mobile when his train derailed while apparently doing 118mph – more than twice the speed limit – near Santiago de Compostela in north-west Spain. Train driver Francisco Jose Garzon has been 'formally detained' by police He is being held on suspicion of manslaughter after he allegedly drove at twice the speed limit The passenger train derailed outside city of Santiago de Compostela All eight carriages of the Madrid to Ferrol train ran off the tracks 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 By Anthony Bond and Gerard Couzens PUBLISHED: 20:10 EST, 27 July 2013 | UPDATED: 20:15 EST, 27 July 2013 The train driver being blamed for the horror Spanish rail crash swapped hospital for a cell yesterday as he was held on suspicion of manslaughter.






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