The European Prosecutor's Office opens an investigation into possible fraud on the AVE after the Urda tragedy

The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) reported this Friday the opening of a second investigation into possible fraud of European funds in the renewal and improvement of security, signaling and communications systems on the Madrid-Seville AVE line after the accident on October 28 in Urda (Toledo).

The European body is carrying out "investigative measures" at the headquarters of the railway manager ADIF in Madrid, as well as at the State Railway Safety Agency (AESF) and at the Court of Auditors in collaboration with the Central Operational Unit of the Civil Guard (UCO).

"This exceptional confirmation follows great public interest and no further details will be provided at this stage of the investigation," explained the EPPO, which is responsible for investigating, prosecuting and judging crimes against the EU's financial interests.

In the train accident near Urda, 69 people died and hundreds were injured. Of the 110 travelers who were initially hospitalized in six hospital centers in Castilla-La Mancha, 95 have already been discharged.

On March 20, the EPPO already opened another investigation on the same terms after the accident that took place in January in the Córdoba town of Adamuz, in which 46 people died.