Conductor says not to blame for Spain train crash


  • World
  • Friday, 02 Aug 2013

Antonio Martin Marugan (centre), ticket supervisor of the Spanish Alvia train that crashed on 24 July in Santiago de Compostela, is accompanied by policemen after testifying as witness before examining magistrate Luis Alaez, in Santiago de Compostela, northwestern Spain, 02 August 2013. -EPA

MADRID, Community of Madrid: A conductor said Friday he was not to blame for a Spanish train derailment that killed 79 people on July 24 despite telephoning the driver just before the disaster.

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