The train was traveling at 179 km/h instead of 80 when it derailed: a driver and a former manager of the Spanish network were sentenced Friday to two and a half years in prison for an accident that left 80 dead in Saint-Jacques -de-Compostelle in 2013.
On the evening of July 24, 2013, the Alvia 04155 high-speed train suddenly derailed upon its arrival in Santiago de Compostela.
The investigation quickly revealed excessive speed, linked to a lack of attention on the part of the driver, who was on the phone with the controller a few seconds before the accident.
The former head of Adif, accused of not having carried out a risk study on the bend in question, had on the other hand denied any responsibility.
