Worst train accident in Spain in decades

[Janet]

There's been an horrendous train crash in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia with at least 45 dead. The BBC has it HERE.

[Perikles]

Death toll now 77. The driver admitted that he was travelling at 190 round a sharp bend of old track which had a speed limit of 80 kph

[Perikles]

As a side issue, the village where this accident happened is a small one with one bar in it. Hordes of journalists have descended on the scene, and whereas up until the day before yesterday a glass of beer cost €1.20, they now charge €1.50. It warms the cockles of your heart, doesn't it?


El País