Before the Urda collision, Adif's control centre allowed the Renfe AVE train to keep running after its LZB automatic safety system failed, and the train travelled about 25 km at more than 160 km/h before hitting a stopped Iryo train.
Claimed by: Former Transport Minister Óscar Puente, speaking to Congress on Nov 3
Unresolved · 2026-11-11
No verdict was possible within 7 days of the first report.
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No verdict was possible within 7 days of the first report.
Who's reporting it
- Euronews , 2026-11-03: Puente said Adif's control centre let the AVE keep running after its LZB system failed while an Iryo train was stopped ahead, and that the AVE covered about 25 km at over 160 km/h before the collision. source
- Catalan News , 2026-11-04: Puente said he does not know why the Adif operator made 'a wrong decision' and that a judicial authority should investigate; he said he had told the truth based on the evidence. source
History
- 2026-11-11: Unresolved. No verdict was possible within 7 days of the first report.
- 2026-11-10: One side only. This is Puente's account to Congress; Catalan News reports he was criticized for placing responsibility on the Adif operator, which he rejected. A court is investigating the crash and no official finding has been published. Al Jazeera (Nov 4) separately reports that central controllers in Madrid authorised the Renfe train to continue after a signal failure, without naming its source.