Renfe's president, Álvaro Fernández, has assured that the train accident that occurred this Sunday in Adamuz (Córdoba), which left at least 39 dead and more than 150 injured, was not due to speeding, as the trains involved were traveling below the permitted limit on that stretch.
In an interview on 'Cadena SER', Fernández explained that one of the affected trains was traveling at **205 kilometers per hour** and the other at **210 kilometers per hour**, both speeds **below the limit of** **250 km/h** established for that section of the high-speed line between Madrid-Puerta de Atocha and Andalusia.
The company president avoided speculating on the origin of the tragedy and pointed out that it will be necessary to wait for the results of the technical investigation to determine the precise causes. Fernández noted that the line is equipped with a safety and signaling system (LZB) designed to prevent human error, which has led to ruling out this possibility as the main cause.
He also recalled that the time interval between the derailment of the Iryo train and the collision with the Alvia train was barely **20 seconds**, a lapse too short for the automatic braking mechanisms to act effectivelyFernández has argued that, with the information available so far, the accident could be related to some type of failure in the rolling stock or in the infrastructure itself, although he stressed that "it is not the time for hasty conclusions" and that we must trust the ongoing investigation.