Updated: July 25, 2013, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Scores killed in Spain train crash
epa03800077 Emergency members attend to the injured of the train accident close to Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain on 24 July 2013. The train was travelling from Madrid to Ferrol in north eastern Spain. According to the investigation accident source the numbers of deaths has risen to 30. EPA/LAVANDEIRA JR *** Local Caption *** 03800077.jpg
“There is an investigation underway and we have to wait. We will know what the speed is very soon when we consult the train’s black box,� a Renfe spokesman said. Xoan Rey / EPA
The wagons piled into each other and folded up like an accordion. One was ripped apart by the force of the crash, one of its ends pushed up into the air. Several witnesses spoke of a loud explosion. Oscar Corral / AFP Photo
A witness told radio Cadena Ser that carriages overturned several times on a bend and came to a halt piled up on each other. Miguel Vidal / Reuters
Rescue workers recovered 73 bodies from the train’s wreckage and four more victims died later in hospital, said a spokesman for the Galicia high court, increasing an earlier toll figure. Monica Ferreiros / La Voz de Galicia / Reuters
The accident happened at 8.42pm (11.42pm UAE) Wednesday as the train carrying 218 passengers and four staff was about to enter Santiago de Compostela station in the northwestern region of Galicia. Xoan A Soler/ Monica Ferreiros/ La Voz de Galicia / Reuter?
Four carriages overturned in the smash late Wednesday, smoke billowing from the wreckage, as bodies were lain out under blankets along the tracks. Antonio Hernandez / AP Photo / El correo Gallego
A total of 143 people were said to have various injuries. Antonio Hernandez / AP Photo