Atocha controllers ordered the wrong protocol to be followed before the AVE and Iryo collision: “I was getting confused”
The supervisors chose LZB 4, which allows for maximum speed, while LZB 3 proceeded, which limits it so that it can be braked in front of an obstacle.
The controllers at Atocha coordination centre in Madrid instructed AVE 2080 to follow an incorrect protocol before it collided with Iryo 6076 in Urda, Toledo, on Wednesday. The incident resulted in at least 69 deaths and 58 injuries. This information comes from the train driver's logbook and testimony from three experienced high-speed rail line experts, according to this newspaper. The line in question connects Madrid and Sevilla.
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