Preliminary Report: Spanish High-Speed Train Derailment Caused by Pre-existing Track Fracture
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Summary
A preliminary investigation into Spain's high-speed train derailment that killed 45 people has found that the track was already fractured before the train passed over it. The report indicates grooves were found on wheels of an Iryo train that had passed over the same section more than two hours earlier, suggesting the fracture occurred prior to the fatal derailment. The disaster involved a train operated by private company Iryo, with rear carriages crossing onto the opposite track.
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Grooves were found on wheels of the Iryo train that had already passed over the track before the derailment.
The preliminary report into the crash that left 45 people dead finds evidence of a fracture more than two hours earlier.
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