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Spain Train Crash
Spain Train Crash
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July 26, 2013, 8:07 AM
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APTOPIX Spain Train Derailment
This combo image taken from security camera video shows clockwise from top left a train derailing in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday July 24, 2013. Spanish investigators tried to determine Thursday why a passenger train jumped the tracks and sent eight cars crashing into each other just before arriving in this northwestern shrine city on the eve of a major Christian religious festival, killing at least 77 people and injuring more than 140. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
SPAIN TRAIN DERAIL
Detailed graphic shows and locates the train derailment accident in Spain.
Spain Train Derailment
A burned out train carriage is taken away on a flat-bed truck in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Friday July 26, 2013. Two days after Spain suffered its deadliest rail disaster in decades - which killed 80 people and maimed scores of others - one question surpassed all others: Why was the train moving so fast? Investigators opened a probe Thursday into possible failings by the 52-year-old driver and the train's internal speed-regulation systems. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar
Spain Train Derailment
A passenger train, above, passes by the wreckage of a crashed train in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Friday July 26, 2013. Two days after Spain suffered its deadliest rail disaster in decades - which killed 80 people and maimed scores of others - one question surpassed all others: Why was the train moving so fast? Investigators opened a probe Thursday into possible failings by the 52-year-old driver and the train's internal speed-regulation systems. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar
Spain Train Derailment
A man takes a photo with a cellphone of the wreckage of a crashed train in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Friday July 26, 2013. Two days after Spain suffered its deadliest rail disaster in decades - which killed 80 people and maimed scores of others - one question surpassed all others: Why was the train moving so fast? Investigators opened a probe Thursday into possible failings by the 52-year-old driver and the train's internal speed-regulation systems. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar
Spain Train Derailment
Two men look down at the wreckage of a train in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Friday July 26, 2013. Two days after Spain suffered its deadliest rail disaster in decades - which killed 80 people and maimed scores of others - one question surpassed all others: Why was the train moving so fast? Investigators opened a probe Thursday into possible failings by the 52-year-old driver and the train's internal speed-regulation systems. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar
Spain Train Derailment Utah
This photo provided by Raymond Ward, shows from left to right, Pierpaolo Garavaso, Yvonne Ward, Stephen Ward, Ray Ward, Lucy Ward, and Beverly Ward, taken six weeks ago in the Salt Lake Airport when Stephen Ward was leaving on his way to the missionary training center in Madrid. Stephen Ward, a young Mormon missionary from Utah who previously lived through cancer was among the survivors of the Spain train crash that left 80 dead. (AP Photo/Raymond Ward)
AP Photo/Raymond Ward
Stephen Ward
This Thursday, July 25, 2013 photo provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shows young Mormon missionary from Utah, Stephen Ward, 18, hospitalized. Ward was among the survivors of the Spain train crash that left 80 dead. (AP Photo/The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Scott Jackson)
AP Photo/The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Scott Jackson
Spain Train Derailment
This image taken from security camera video shows a train derailing in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday July 24, 2013. Spanish investigators tried to determine Thursday why the passenger train jumped the tracks and sent eight cars crashing into each other just before arriving in this northwestern shrine city on the eve of a major Christian religious festival, killing at least 77 people and injuring more than 140. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
Spain Train Derailment
This image taken from security camera video shows a train derailing in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday July 24, 2013. Spanish investigators tried to determine Thursday why the passenger train jumped the tracks and sent eight cars crashing into each other just before arriving in this northwestern shrine city on the eve of a major Christian religious festival, killing at least 77 people and injuring more than 140. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
Spain Train Derailment
A relative of victims involved in a train accident waits for news at a victims information point in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. A Spanish train that hurtled off the rails and smashed into a security wall as it rounded a bend was going so fast that carriages tumbled off the tracks like dominos, killing at least 80 people, according to eyewitness accounts and video footage obtained Thursday. An Associated Press analysis of video images suggests that the train may have been traveling at twice the speed limit for that stretch of track. (AP Photo/ Brais Lorenzo)
AP Photo/ Brais Lorenzo
Spain Train Derailment
Queen Sofia, right, and King Juan Carlos of Spain, left, comfort the casualties in a train accident during a visit to a hospital in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. A Spanish train that hurtled off the rails and smashed into a security wall as it rounded a bend was going so fast that carriages tumbled off the tracks like dominos, killing at least 80 people and maiming dozens more, according to eyewitness accounts and video footage obtained Thursday. An Associated Press analysis of video images suggests the train may have been traveling at twice the speed limit, or more, along that curved stretch of track. (AP Photo/ Salome Montes)
AP Photo/ Salome Montes
Spain Train Derailment
A youth leans against a wall under a giant Spanish flag flying at half mast in Colon Square in Madrid, Spain Thursday July 25, 2013. Spain has declared 3 days of mourning after a Spanish train that hurtled off the rails and smashed into a security wall as it rounded a bend was going so fast that carriages tumbled off the tracks like dominos, killing 80 people, according to eyewitness accounts and video footage obtained Thursday. An Associated Press analysis of video images suggests that the train may have been traveling at twice the speed limit for that stretch of track. (AP Photo/Paul White)
AP Photo/Paul White
Spain Train Derailment
Relatives of victims involved in a train accident wait for news at a victims information point in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Thursday, July 25, 2013. A Spanish train that hurtled off the rails and smashed into a security wall as it rounded a bend was going so fast that carriages tumbled off the tracks like dominos, killing 80 people, according to eyewitness accounts and video footage obtained Thursday. An Associated Press analysis of video images suggests that the train may have been traveling at twice the speed limit for that stretch of track. (AP Photo/Brais Lorenzo)
AP Photo/Brais Lorenzo
Spain Train Derailment
A relative of victims involved in a train accident waits for news at a victims information point in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Thursday, July 25, 2013. A Spanish train that hurtled off the rails and smashed into a security wall as it rounded a bend was going so fast that carriages tumbled off the tracks like dominos, killing 80 people, according to eyewitness accounts and video footage obtained Thursday. An Associated Press analysis of video images suggests that the train may have been traveling at twice the speed limit for that stretch of track. (AP Photo/Brais Lorenzo)
AP Photo/Brais Lorenzo
Spain Train Derailment
Relatives of victims involved in a train accident wait for news at a victims information point in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Thursday, July 25, 2013. A Spanish train that hurtled off the rails and smashed into a security wall as it rounded a bend was going so fast that carriages tumbled off the tracks like dominos, killing 80 people, according to eyewitness accounts and video footage obtained Thursday. An Associated Press analysis of video images suggests that the train may have been traveling at twice the speed limit for that stretch of track. (AP Photo/Brais Lorenzo)
AP Photo/Brais Lorenzo
Mariano Rajoy, Alberto Nunez Feijoo
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, right, walks with the President of Galicia Alberto Nunez Feijoo, second from right, at the scene of a train crash in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Thursday July 25, 2013. A Spanish train that hurtled off the rails and smashed into a security wall as it rounded a bend was going so fast that carriages tumbled off the tracks like dominos, killing 80 people, according to eyewitness accounts and video footage obtained Thursday. An Associated Press analysis of video images suggests that the train may have been traveling at twice the speed limit for that stretch of track. (AP Photo/Emilio Lavandeira, Pool)
AP Photo/Emilio Lavandeira, Pool
Spain Train Derailment
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, center, walks with Spain's Public Works Minister Ana Pastor, right and the President of Galicia Alberto Nunez Feijoo, second from left at the scene of a train crash in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Thursday July 25, 2013. A Spanish train that hurtled off the rails and smashed into a security wall as it rounded a bend was going so fast that carriages tumbled off the tracks like dominos, killing 80 people, according to eyewitness accounts and video footage obtained Thursday. An Associated Press analysis of video images suggests that the train may have been traveling at twice the speed limit for that stretch of track. (AP Photo/Emilio Lavandeira, Pool)
AP Photo/Emilio Lavandeira, Pool
Spain Train Derailment
Rail personnel clear the area and fix the track at the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Thursday, July 25, 2013. A Spanish train that hurtled off the rails and smashed into a security wall as it rounded a bend was going so fast that carriages tumbled off the tracks like dominos, killing 80 people, according to eyewitness accounts and video footage obtained Thursday. An Associated Press analysis of video images suggests that the train may have been traveling at twice the speed limit for that stretch of track. (AP Photo/Lalo Villar)
AP Photo/Lalo Villar
Spain Train Derailment
A derailed train car is lifted by a crane at the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Thursday, July 25, 2013. A Spanish train that hurtled off the rails and smashed into a security wall as it rounded a bend was going so fast that carriages tumbled off the tracks like dominos, killing 80 people, according to eyewitness accounts and video footage obtained Thursday. An Associated Press analysis of video images suggests that the train may have been traveling at twice the speed limit for that stretch of track. (AP Photo/Lalo Villar)
AP Photo/Lalo Villar
Spain Train Derailment
A firefighter works inside a derailed carriage at the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Thursday, July 25, 2013. A Spanish train that hurtled off the rails and smashed into a security wall as it rounded a bend was going so fast that carriages tumbled off the tracks like dominos, killing 80 people, according to eyewitness accounts and video footage obtained Thursday. An Associated Press analysis of video images suggests that the train may have been traveling at twice the speed limit for that stretch of track. (AP Photo/Lalo Villar)
AP Photo/Lalo Villar
Spain Train Derailment
Derailed cars are removed as emergency personnel work at the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. An Associated Press analysis of video images shows that a Spanish train was traveling well above the speed limit when it derailed, killing at least 80 people. Officials say the speed limit on that section of track is 80 kph (50 mph). (AP Photo/ Lalo Villar)
AP Photo/ Lalo Villar
Spain Train Derailment
A firefighter uses and axe to open their way inside a train car at the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. An Associated Press analysis of video images shows that a Spanish train was traveling well above the speed limit when it derailed, killing at least 80 people. Officials say the speed limit on that section of track is 80 kph (50 mph). (AP Photo/Lalo Villar)
AP Photo/Lalo Villar
Spain Train Derailment
Relatives of the victims involved in Wednesday's train accident react at a victims information point in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. Relatives of victims from a train crash in northwestern Spain sobbed and hugged each other Thursday near a makeshift morgue in a sports arena for the victims as the death toll rose to 78 and investigators tried to determine the cause. The train jumped the tracks and at least one passenger told a radio station that it appeared to be going very fast as it went into a pronounced curve while approaching the station in this Catholic shrine city on the eve of a major religious festival. (AP Photo/ Salome Montes)
AP Photo/ Salome Montes
Spain Train Derailment
Relatives of the victims involved in Wednesday's train accident react at a victims information point in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. Relatives of victims from a train crash in northwestern Spain sobbed and hugged each other Thursday near a makeshift morgue in a sports arena for the victims as the death toll rose to 78 and investigators tried to determine the cause. The train jumped the tracks and at least one passenger told a radio station that it appeared to be going very fast as it went into a pronounced curve while approaching the station in this Catholic shrine city on the eve of a major religious festival. (AP Photo/ Salome Montes)
AP Photo/ Salome Montes
Spain Train Derailment
Relatives of the victims involved in Wednesday's train accident react at a victims information point in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. Relatives of victims from a train crash in northwestern Spain sobbed and hugged each other Thursday near a makeshift morgue in a sports arena for the victims as the death toll rose to 78 and investigators tried to determine the cause. The train jumped the tracks and at least one passenger told a radio station that it appeared to be going very fast as it went into a pronounced curve while approaching the station in this Catholic shrine city on the eve of a major religious festival. (AP Photo/ Salome Montes)
AP Photo/ Salome Montes
Spain Train Derailment
Galician pipers play the bagpipes in honour of the train crash victims, in a church in Pamplona, northern Spain on Thursday July 25, 2013. Spanish investigators tried to determine Thursday why a passenger train jumped the tracks and sent eight cars crashing into each other just before arriving in this northwestern shrine city on the eve of a major Christian religious festival, killing at least 77 people and injuring more than 140. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos
Spain Train Derailment
People participate in a minute of silence for the train crash victims, in a church in Pamplona, northern Spain, Thursday July 25, 2013. Spanish investigators tried to determine Thursday why a passenger train jumped the tracks and sent eight cars crashing into each other just before arriving in this northwestern shrine city on the eve of a major Christian religious festival, killing at least 77 people and injuring more than 140. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos
APTOPIX Spain Train Derailment
This combo image taken from security camera video shows clockwise from top left a train derailing in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday July 24, 2013. Spanish investigators tried to determine Thursday why a passenger train jumped the tracks and sent eight cars crashing into each other just before arriving in this northwestern shrine city on the eve of a major Christian religious festival, killing at least 77 people and injuring more than 140. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
Mariano Rajoy
Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy, left, walks next to a derailed car at the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday July 25, 2013. Spanish investigators tried to determine Thursday why a passenger train jumped the tracks and sent eight cars crashing into each other just before arriving in this northwestern shrine city on the eve of a major Christian religious festival, killing at least 77 people and injuring more than 140. (AP Photo/Lalo Villar)
AP Photo/Lalo Villar
Spain Train Derailment
Ministers and deputies stand during a minute of silence for the train crash victims, outside the Spanish parliament in Madrid, Spain Thursday July 25, 2013. Spanish investigators tried to determine Thursday why a passenger train jumped the tracks and sent eight cars crashing into each other just before arriving in this northwestern shrine city on the eve of a major Christian religious festival, killing at least 77 people and injuring more than 140. (AP Photo/Paul White)
AP Photo/Paul White
Spain Train Derailment
Relatives of victims involved in a train accident wait for news at a victims information point in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. The death toll in a passenger train crash in northwestern Spain rose to 77 on Thursday after the train jumped the tracks on a curvy stretch just before arriving in the northwestern shrine city of Santiago de Compostela, a judicial official said. (AP Photo/Salome Montes)
AP Photo/Salome Montes
Spain Train Derailment
A wounded man involved in a train accident arrives at a victims information point in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. The death toll in a passenger train crash in northwestern Spain rose to 77 Friday after the train jumped the tracks on a curvy stretch of track just before arriving in the northwestern shrine city of Santiago de Compostela, a judicial official said Thursday. (AP Photo/Salome Montes)
AP Photo/Salome Montes
Spain Train Derailment
Relatives of victims involved in a train accident wait for news at a victims information point in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday July 25, 2013. The death toll in a passenger train crash in northwestern Spain rose to 77 on Thursday after the train jumped the tracks on a curvy stretch just before arriving in the northwestern shrine city of Santiago de Compostela, a judicial official said. (AP Photo/Salome Montes)
AP Photo/Salome Montes
Spain Train Derailment
This aerial image taken from video shows a general view of the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday July 25, 2013. The death toll in a passenger train crash in northwestern Spain rose to 77 on Thursday after the train jumped the tracks on a curvy stretch just before arriving in the northwestern shrine city of Santiago de Compostela, a judicial official said. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
Spain Train Derailment
This aerial image taken from video shows a general view of the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday July 25, 2013. The death toll in a passenger train crash in northwestern Spain rose to 77 on Thursday after the train jumped the tracks on a curvy stretch just before arriving in the northwestern shrine city of Santiago de Compostela, a judicial official said. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
Spain Train Derailment
This aerial image taken from video shows a general view of the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday July 25, 2013. The death toll in a passenger train crash in northwestern Spain rose to 77 on Thursday after the train jumped the tracks on a curvy stretch just before arriving in the northwestern shrine city of Santiago de Compostela, a judicial official said. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
Spain Train Derailment
This aerial image taken from video shows a general view of the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday July 25, 2013. The death toll in a passenger train crash in northwestern Spain rose to 77 on Thursday after the train jumped the tracks on a curvy stretch just before arriving in the northwestern shrine city of Santiago de Compostela, a judicial official said. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
Spain Train Derailment
Derailed cars are removed as emergency personnel work at the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain on Thursday July 25, 2013. The death toll in a passenger train crash in northwestern Spain rose to more than 70 on Thursday after the train jumped the tracks on a curvy stretch just before arriving in the northwestern shrine city of Santiago de Compostela, a judicial official said. (AP Photo/Lalo Villar)
AP Photo/Lalo Villar
Spain Train Derailment
Derailed cars are removed as emergency personnel work at the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday July 25, 2013. The death toll in a passenger train crash in northwestern Spain rose to more than 70 on Thursday after the train jumped the tracks on a curvy stretch just before arriving in the northwestern shrine city of Santiago de Compostela, a judicial official said. (AP Photo/Lalo Villar)
AP Photo/Lalo Villar
Spain Train Derailment
Derailed cars are removed as emergency personnel work at the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. The death toll in the passenger train crash in northwestern Spain rose to 77 on Thursday after the train jumped the tracks on a curvy stretch just before arriving in the northwestern shrine city of Santiago de Compostela, a judicial official said. (AP Photo/ Lalo Villar)
AP Photo/ Lalo Villar
Spain Train Derailment
Emergency personnel work at the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. The death toll in a passenger train crash in northwestern Spain rose to 77 on Thursday after the train jumped the tracks on a curvy stretch just before arriving in the northwestern shrine city of Santiago de Compostela, a judicial official said. (AP Photo/ Lalo Villar)
AP Photo/ Lalo Villar
Spain Train Derailment
Emergency personnel take a break while working at the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. The death toll in a passenger train crash in northwestern Spain rose to 77 on Thursday after the train jumped the tracks on a curvy stretch just before arriving in the northwestern shrine city of Santiago de Compostela, a judicial official said. (AP Photo/Lalo Villar)
AP Photo/Lalo Villar
Spain Train Derailment
Rail personnel and firefighters inspect derailed cars at the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. The death toll in a passenger train crash in northwestern Spain rose to 77 Thursday after the train jumped the tracks on a curvy stretch of track just before arriving in the northwestern shrine city, a judicial official said Thursday. (AP Photo/ Lalo Villar)
AP Photo/ Lalo Villar
Spain Train Derailment
A woman reacts as relatives of victims of a train accident wait for news while gathering at an area where information will be released in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. The death toll in a passenger train crash in northwestern Spain rose to 77 on Thursday after the train jumped the tracks on a curvy stretch just before arriving in the northwestern shrine city of Santiago de Compostela, a judicial official said. (AP Photo/ Salome Montes)
AP Photo/ Salome Montes
Spain Train Derailment
A rail personnel works next to the cabin of a derailed train following an accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. The death toll in a passenger train crash in northwestern Spain rose to 77 Thursday after the train jumped the tracks on a curvy stretch of track just before arriving in the northwestern shrine city, a judicial official said Thursday. (AP Photo/Lalo Villar)
AP Photo/Lalo Villar
Spain Train Derailment
Women react as relatives of victims of a train accident wait for news while gathering at an area where information will be released in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. The death toll in a passenger train crash in northwestern Spain rose to 77 on Thursday after the train jumped the tracks on a curvy stretch just before arriving in the northwestern shrine city of Santiago de Compostela, a judicial official said. (AP Photo/ Salome Montes)
AP Photo/ Salome Montes
Spain Train Derailment
Emergency personnel conduct rescue operation at the site of derailed trains in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. A passenger train derailed Wednesday night on a curvy stretch of track in northwestern Spain, killing at least 40 people caught inside toppled cars and injuring at least 140 in the country's worst rail accident in decades, officials said. (AP Photo/ Lalo Villar)
AP Photo/ Lalo Villar
Spain Train Derailment
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. The passenger train derailed Wednesday night on a curvy stretch of track in northwestern Spain, killing at least 40 people caught inside toppled cars and injuring at least 140 in the country's worst rail accident in decades, officials said. (AP Photo/Lalo Villar)
AP Photo/Lalo Villar
Spain Train Derailment
Emergency personnel conduct rescue operation at the site of a train derailed in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday, July 25, 2013. A passenger train derailed Wednesday night on a curvy stretch of track in northwestern Spain, killing at least 40 people caught inside toppled cars and injuring at least 140 in the country's worst rail accident in decades, officials said. (AP Photo/ Lalo Villar)
AP Photo/ Lalo Villar
Spain Train Derailment
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)
AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez
Spain Train Derailment
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)
AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez
Spain Train Derailment
A wounded is evacuated by emergency personnel at the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)
AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez
Spain Train Derailment
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)
AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez
Spain Train Derailment
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)
AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez
Spain Train Derailment
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)
AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez
Spain Train Derailment
A woman is evacuated by emergency personnel at the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)
AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez
Spain Train Derailment
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)
AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez
APTOPIX Spain Train Derailment
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)
AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez
Spain Train Derailment
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)
AP Photo/El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez
Spain Train Derailment
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)
AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez
APTOPIX Spain Train Derailment
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)
AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez
Spain Train Derailment
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)
AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez
Spain Train Derailment
Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A train derailed in northwestern Spain on Wednesday night, toppling passenger cars on their sides and leaving at least one torn open as smoke rose into the air. Dozens were feared dead, with possibly even more injured. (AP Photo/El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)
AP Photo/El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez
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