Spanish investigators believe that a break in the rail likely occurred. before the derailment of a high-speed train involved in the collision that occurred last Sunday in Adamuz (province of Cordoba), who did 45 deathsThis is what a preliminary report published Friday by the CIAF, the body responsible for investigating railway accidents in Spain.
According to this document, the initial available evidence suggests that the break was already present before the private consortium's train passed through. Iryo, which derailed before colliding head-on with a TGV of the national company RenfeThe CIAF specifies, however, that The cause of the breakup has not yet been established. and that'No hypothesis is excluded. at this stage.
The report also describes damage observed on the wheels On the Iryo train: investigators noted regular cuts on several treads, consistent with an impact against the upper part of a rail. A visual comparison suggests a match between these marks and the damage observed on the broken section of rail.
Another element deemed important: the CIAF indicates that it has found some Similar damage to the wheels of other trains having crossed the zone before the accidentThis could support the idea of a defect that appeared before the tragedy. However, investigators emphasize that these conclusions still need to be confirmed. confirmed through additional calculations and more detailed analysis.
