London (ANTARA) \u2013 Spain\u2019s high-speed rail network has come under\nscrutiny after a fatal accident on Wednesday killed at least 68 people\nand injured dozens more.<\/p>\n
Leaked audio obtained by broadcaster RTVE shows a train controller at\nstate rail infrastructure operator Adif instructing a train driver to\ndisconnect the malfunctioning LZB safety system and continue at speeds\nof up to 200 kilometres per hour.<\/p>\n
\u201cDisconnect and reconnect the LZB, then continue under BSL protection\nat normal speed,\u201d the controller told the driver at 08:36 local\ntime.<\/p>\n
A few minutes later, the driver of a high-speed Iryo train reported\nthat the train could not continue. \u201cI\u2019ve lost transmission and stopped\nat the Urda entry signal,\u201d the driver said.<\/p>\n
The government has suggested that human error may have caused one\ntrain to enter a track already occupied by another.<\/p>\n
However, RTVE, citing several sources, has questioned that timeline\nand reported that the Iryo train had not received permission to move\nbefore the collision.<\/p>\n
The collision between a moving train and a stationary one occurred in\ncentral Spain, about 140 kilometres south of Madrid, between Mora and\nOrgaz.<\/p>\n
A train travelling from Madrid to Seville struck an Iryo high-speed\ntrain that was stationary. Several carriages consequently slid down an\nembankment beside the track.<\/p>\n
The Iryo train, carrying 147 passengers, had stopped on the track\nafter a computer-system failure.<\/p>\n
Transport Minister Oscar Puente said a system malfunction and human\nerror were among the possible causes of the accident.<\/p>\n
Survivors described a horrifying scene in which they were thrown into\nthe air and trapped among the wreckage, with some having to break\nwindows to escape.<\/p>\n
The tragedy has highlighted vulnerabilities on the Madrid\u2013Seville\nline, which began operating in 1992. The line still relies on the older\nLZB system rather than the more modern European Rail Traffic Management\nSystem (ERTMS) safety technology.<\/p>\n
The crash was the second fatal incident on the same line in the past\nnine months, following an accident near Cordoba in January that killed\n46 people.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/spains-high-speed-rail-network-under-scrutiny-after-fatal-collision-1793274889", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }