Technical fault ruled out as cause of Tourist Train crash

Police in Torre del Mar have ruled out technical problems as the cause of the accident involving the tourist train on Monday.

The last carriage of the tourist train overturned and was dragged ten metres along the road causing minor injuries to five people.

The tourist train apparently went round the roundabout at the junction of calle Doctor Fleming and calle Azucarera twice and according to a number of witnesses and passengers, was travelling at excessive speed and hit the kerb. Also according to passengers, this was not the only time during the trip that ‘incidents’ occurred while turning corners although on those occassions without serious consequences.

The incident is still under investigation.

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