Audio recordings of the train disaster in Spain emerged

Accordingly, a system failure occurred at Urda Train Station, one of the checkpoints of the Madrid-Andalusia line.

Thereupon, all trains on the railway along the route stopped. Due to system failure, Madrid Atocha Main Control Center took over the Urda Train Station.

According to the audio recordings that emerged, two conversations took place between the driver of the stationary Iryo train and the control operator in Atocha, and a conversation between the driver of the AVE train coming from behind and the same control operator.

The technician in charge at Atocha instructed the AVE train, which was 25 kilometers behind the Iryo train, to restart "normal cruising" and not "within visual range" with a speed limit of 40 kilometers per hour as stated in the protocol. He did this without checking to see if there was another train ahead of them blocking the line.

While all means including helicopters, drones and search dogs were used, it was announced that the driver on the AVE high-speed train who lost his life was Antanio Acedo Meneses.

It was stated that the grandfather and father of the 36-year-old machinist were railway employees, so he chose to become a machinist. It was stated that trainee machinist David Cabanas died in the accident.

Contact centers for families were established in the crash area and the city of Toledo. Despite this, relatives of accident victims who are outside Spain or far from the crash site are calling on social media to reach their acquaintances.

Renfe, one of the companies involved in the accident, stopped selling tickets for Madrid Andalusia train services until December.