O Porriño derailment

42°9′59″N 8°37′20″W

O Porriño derailment
A Class 592 DMU
Details
Date	9 September 2016 09:25
Location	O Porriño
Country	Spain
Operator	CP Longo Curso
Incident type	Derailment
Cause	Speeding
Statistics
Trains	1
Passengers	69
Crew	2
Deaths	4
Injured	49 (seven serious)

On 9 September 2016, a passenger train travelling from Vigo, Spain to Porto, Portugal derailed at O Porriño, Galicia, Spain. Four people were killed and 49 were injured, seven severely.

Accident

The RENFE Class 592 DMU was travelling from Vigo, Spain to Porto, Portugal when it derailed at O Porriño, Galicia, Spain.^[1][2] The accident happened at 09:30 local time (07:30 UTC).^[3] The derailed train hit an overbridge and signalling tower.^[4] The driver, a ticket inspector,^{[citation needed]} and two of the 69 passengers were killed and 49 were injured.^[2][4][5]

Investigation

The Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias opened an investigation into the accident.^[2] The Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes Ferroviarios is also investigating the accident.^[6]

The data recorder was recovered from the wreckage.^[4] Information recovered from the data recorder showed that the train was travelling at 118 kilometres per hour (73 mph) when it derailed. The speed limit was 30 kilometres per hour (19 mph).^[7][8]