The Railway Accident Investigation Commission called for measures to "mitigate" human failures in 2025 after an incident similar to that of Urda
A CIAF report warned that a mere visual check in certain situations is "likely to fail".
In June 2025, the Accident Railways Investigation Commission (CIAF) called for the implementation of technical "mitigating" measures to reduce the risk of human error, following a similar incident to the one in Urda. The CIAF highlighted the importance of human error in certain risky situations and the potential for a simple visual check to lead to incorrect decisions by technical and railway personnel in charge of circulation.
The commission drafted the report detailing this warning, which has been pre-empted by the Cadena SER. This warning was prompted by an incident that occurred at Cuenca Fernando Zóbel station on June 25, 2024. Although the consequences of that event were not severe, the situation described bears similarities to the tragic accident that took place in Urda, Toledo on the same day, as inferred from the document available on the Ministerio de Transportes website.
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