Salvador Arriza
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“It was something brutal,”
Salvador Arriza · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Salvador Arriza described the crash as brutal and recounted passengers being trapped.
“were trapped between the seats”
Salvador Arriza · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Salvador Arriza described how some people were trapped between seats after the crash.
“some people couldn't move because they were trapped amongst the seats.”
Salvador Arriza · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
A 62-year-old passenger on the Renfe-operated train described breaking windows to escape and some people being trapped.
“everything was completely destroyed - the seats were detached, and most of the people who were travelling facing the same direction as the train were thrown into the air”
Salvador Arriza · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Salvador Arriza described destruction in carriages far from the impact point on the Renfe train.
“What caught my attention is that in one of the coaches there was a piece of train track that went through the roof of the coach, and I think that might have helped to stop or reduce the inertia of the train.”
Salvador Arriza · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-28
Salvador Arriza described seeing a piece of train track that pierced the roof of one coach after exiting the train.