Wreckage of the front locomotive of a derailed train stands on the road while workers repair the railway on Sunday, July 28, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. A spokeswoman for the Galician regional government said that at least 79 people were confirmed dead in the train crash. It occurred on the eve of a public holiday, when more people than usual may have been traveling in the region.
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Wreckage of the front locomotive of a derailed train stands on the road while workers repair the railway on Sunday, July 28, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. A spokeswoman for the Galician regional government said that at least 79 people were confirmed dead in the train crash. It occurred on the eve of a public holiday, when more people than usual may have been traveling in the region.
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Train driver Francisco Jose Garzon is taken from a police station to the Preliminary Court in Santiago de Compostela on July 28.
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Train driver Francisco Jose Garzon is taken from a police station to the Preliminary Court in Santiago de Compostela on July 28.
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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, second from left, and Galicia's regional President Alberto Nunez Feijoo, right, visit the site of the derailment on Friday, July 26.
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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, second from left, and Galicia's regional President Alberto Nunez Feijoo, right, visit the site of the derailment on Friday, July 26.
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Injured people are evacuated at the site of the July 24 train accident. The driver of the train is being held, Spanish police said July 26.
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Injured people are evacuated at the site of the July 24 train accident. The driver of the train is being held, Spanish police said July 26.
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A train car is lifted Thursday, July 25, at Angrois near Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The train derailed as it hurtled around a curve at high speed on Wednesday, July 24.
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A train car is lifted Thursday, July 25, at Angrois near Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The train derailed as it hurtled around a curve at high speed on Wednesday, July 24.
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Emergency personnel work at the crash scene July 25. An investigation into the cause of the derailment is under way.
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Emergency personnel work at the crash scene July 25. An investigation into the cause of the derailment is under way.
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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, center, visits the crash site July 25 with Public Works Minister Ana Pastor, right, and Alberto Nunez Feijoo, head of the regional government in Galicia. The latter declared seven days of mourning for victims of the crash.<br />
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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, center, visits the crash site July 25 with Public Works Minister Ana Pastor, right, and Alberto Nunez Feijoo, head of the regional government in Galicia. The latter declared seven days of mourning for victims of the crash.
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A relative of one of the passengers waits to hear news in Santiago de Compostela on July 25.
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A relative of one of the passengers waits to hear news in Santiago de Compostela on July 25.
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Other relatives of passengers wait for information in Santiago de Compostela on July 25.
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Other relatives of passengers wait for information in Santiago de Compostela on July 25.
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Rescue workers inspect a carriage in the wreckage July 25.
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Rescue workers inspect a carriage in the wreckage July 25.
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A general view of the derailment in northwestern Spain on July 25.
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A general view of the derailment in northwestern Spain on July 25.
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Emergency workers at the derailment scene July 25.
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Emergency workers at the derailment scene July 25.
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Emergency personnel evacuate a man at the scene July 25.
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Emergency personnel evacuate a man at the scene July 25.
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Emergency workers help passengers July 25.
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Emergency workers help passengers July 25.
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Women wait for news about crash victims in Santiago de Compostela on July 25.
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Women wait for news about crash victims in Santiago de Compostela on July 25.
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Teams at the crash site July 25 expect to find more bodies, an official says.
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Teams at the crash site July 25 expect to find more bodies, an official says.
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The train was on its way from Madrid to the town of Ferrol with more than 200 passengers aboard.
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The train was on its way from Madrid to the town of Ferrol with more than 200 passengers aboard.
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Train driver Francisco Jose Garzon, identified by Spanish newspapers El Pais and El Mundo, is helped from the scene by a police officer.
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Train driver Francisco Jose Garzon, identified by Spanish newspapers El Pais and El Mundo, is helped from the scene by a police officer.
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The state railway company said the train derailed on a curve as it was approaching the train station in Santiago de Compostela.
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The state railway company said the train derailed on a curve as it was approaching the train station in Santiago de Compostela.
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Emergency workers climb on top of the wreckage as they help free injured passengers from the crash.
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Emergency workers climb on top of the wreckage as they help free injured passengers from the crash.
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While it was unclear how fast the train was going at the time of the crash, it was capable of reaching up to 155 mph.
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While it was unclear how fast the train was going at the time of the crash, it was capable of reaching up to 155 mph.
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Rescuers work to pull victims from the derailed cars.
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Rescuers work to pull victims from the derailed cars.
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One person at the scene said he saw several passengers and witnesses helping get people out of the mangled cars.
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One person at the scene said he saw several passengers and witnesses helping get people out of the mangled cars.
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Rescuers work to clear a derailed car.
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Rescuers work to clear a derailed car.
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"The efforts now center on searching for bodies and victims that could still be alive in the wreckage of the cars," journalist Ignacio Carballo from the Voz de Galicia newspaper told CNN en Español.
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"The efforts now center on searching for bodies and victims that could still be alive in the wreckage of the cars," journalist Ignacio Carballo from the Voz de Galicia newspaper told CNN en Español.
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Officials said blood donations were needed as a result of the crash.
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Officials said blood donations were needed as a result of the crash.
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