The Iryo train driver from Urda attempted to unlock his train twice unsuccessfully and sought assistance from his company before the collision.
The driver contacted the Adif centre in Atocha, where moments of confusion were being experienced, and with that of her own company.
The driver of an Iryo train, number 6076, involved in a collision with a Renfe AVE train near Urda, Toledo, had attempted to restart the LZB safety system twice, as instructed by Adif traffic operators. The driver spent around eight minutes trying to unlock the system, but the train, a Hitachi ETR 1.000, was unable to establish communication with it.
Meanwhile, a Renfe train was approaching from 25km behind, travelling at an unknown speed, but potentially up to 200km/h, according to Transport Minister Óscar Puente. The incident occurred on the Madrid-Sevilla high-speed line.
Written by urgent.news from El Pais's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
