Photographer Discovers Train Part That Could Hold Key to Spain Train Crash
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- Investigators in southern Spain are examining whether a track fault caused a high-speed train derailment that led to a collision killing at least 42 people.
- A previously undisclosed train undercarriage was found half submerged in a stream near the crash site, providing a new lead in the investigation.
- The debris was not marked or secured by officials and had not been publicly acknowledged until revealed by a photographer and reported by The New York Times.
- Local police gave conflicting statements about their knowledge of the undercarriage, while ADIF confirmed investigators had located the part but did not provide details on its origin or timing.
