Video shows staff urging people to remain calm after train crashpublished at 14:07 GMT
14:07 GMT
By Kayleen Devlin and Benedict Garman
Video filmed by a passenger inside one of the trains involved in yesterday’s crash shows a member of staff instructing passengers to remain inside the carriage, urging them to stay together and look out for one another.
The footage was uploaded to social media on Sunday evening by passenger Adri Vélez, who wrote on X that people in the carriage were safe, but that they were unsure about the condition of others.
Vélez added that there was smoke inside the train and that passengers could be heard calling for a doctor.
At least 39 people were killed after the Madrid-bound train derailed and crashed into an oncoming one, although Spain’s transport minister has cautioned this number is “not yet final”.
Emergency services have said 122 people were treated for injuries and 48, including five children, are still in hospital.
In the video, the staff member tells passengers to stay seated, while those who are standing are asked to move towards the front carriages, where there are empty seats.
“It’s safer to stay inside the train for now because we don’t know the condition of the track,” he says.
In a later post on X, Vélez wrote: “At the time, I was recording and posting without really being aware of much. Now, having had time to reflect, I want to thank the staff at @iryo_eu, who were incredibly professional despite everything.”