Jul 27, 2013

Spanish Train Crash- Death Toll raise to 80

          A rail crash in north western Spain killed 80 which is the highest death toll in the country since Madrid 2004. The train was carrying 218 passengers and got crashed in a bend  on outskirts of the city of Santiago de Compostela in the Galicia region .
  The max speed in the bend is 80 kmph, but the train came at 190 kmph .Despite the train having all the safety measurements, the reason behind the accident is still question mark. Read More ticotimes.net
            The accident occurred the day before the fiesta of St. James, a Christian festival that commemorates the saint known in Spanish as Santiago, when many locals return to the city from Madrid to join the celebrations.

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