Worst rail accident in 40 years' leaves 60 dead in Galicia
Thursday, July 25, 2013 @ 8:45 AM
A TRAIN has derailed in Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña) in the north-western region of Galicia, killing at least 60 passengers and leaving 111 others injured in a scene that has been described as a 'living hell',
Bodies were seen strewn across the tracks in what is said to be the worst rail-crash in Spain in over 40 years.
Survivors say they heard what sounded like 'an explosion', and thought the train had been bombed, then noticed dozens of people bleeding heavily.
The train, which was carrying 218 people on the route between Madrid and the far-northern coastal town of Ferrol, tipped over on a bend about three kilometres south of the famous pilgrims' cathedral city Santiago de Compostela, with all 13 carriages toppling over.
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