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Spain to pay €20 million in compensation to victims of high-speed train crash
The Spanish government will pay €20 million to families of 45 victims and over 150 injured in the Adamuz train crash, following public pressure and ongoing investigations.
- On Tuesday, the Spanish government announced it will disburse €20 million to victims of the Adamuz high-speed train crash that killed 45 people and injured more than 150.
- CIAF, Spain's rail accident investigating body, said a rail fracture appeared to have been present before the Iryo train passed, while investigators say the exact cause remains unknown.
- Families of those killed will receive 216000 euros each within three months, with Puente saying `We know that ordinary procedures and legal timelines do not always respond to the vital urgency of a tragedy like this`.
- The minister has come under pressure as Transport Minister Óscar Puente faces public scrutiny and the People's Party demanded his resignation amid preliminary inquiries, while Rodalies drivers refused work and a software failure on Monday disrupted services.
- Finnbarr O'Reilly, New York Times photographer, found a bogie in a stream and his images ignited media scrutiny, while authorities admitted awareness but withheld information from the Times.
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The train accident of Adamuz claimed dozens of victims. Also the Spanish King Felipe VI with wife Letizia are among the guests.
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Stop to pay 410 mdp in compensation to the train accident in which 45 people died and more than 150 were injured.
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The Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Oscar Puente, announced on Tuesday a decree law of urgent measures to speed up the attention to the victims of recent railway accidents. The initiative arises after the tragic incidents of Adamuz (Cordoba) and Gelida (Barcelona), which left 46 dead and 164 injured, and seeks to prevent the bureaucracy from aggravating the pain of those affected. “The ordinary procedures do not always respond to…
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