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Train driver Antonio Acedo died trying to stop a crash in Toledo
Antonio Acedo died trying to stop his train before it collided with an Iryo train near Urda, in Spain’s Toledo province.
He was driving an AVE train when the crash happened on Wednesday.
Acedo was 36 and lived in Barcelona, though he was born in Móstoles and came from a family of railway workers.
He studied photography before becoming a train driver in 2012, following his father’s profession.
He had raised concerns about working conditions and the strain on railway staff, according to people who knew him.
Acedo was also a member of the political party Izquierda Española and helped shape its transport proposals.
The collision killed Acedo and two trainees who were travelling with him, according to La Vanguardia.
Train driver Antonio Acedo died in a collision involving an AVE and an Iryo train in Urda, Toledo, while trying to stop his train.
He was travelling at about 200 km/h and had been ordered to resume normal running, according to El Mundo.
Acedo was 36, was born in Móstoles and lived in Barcelona.
He was the son and grandson of railway workers and began training to become a train driver in 2012.
La Vanguardia reported that two apprentices travelling with him also died.
- Who
- Antonio Acedo, an AVE train driver, died. La Vanguardia reported that two apprentices with him also died.
- What
- Acedo tried to stop his train before it collided with an Iryo train.
- When
- Wednesday, according to the articles.
- Where
- Near Urda, in Toledo, Spain.
- Why
- He was trying to prevent the collision and save passengers, according to El Mundo.
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Acedo began studies to become a train driver.
Acedo's AVE train collided with an Iryo train near Urda, Toledo.
Audio of conversations between Acedo and the Madrid-Puerta de Atocha high-speed control centre was leaked to RTVE, according to El Mundo.
- Age
- 36
- Birthplace
- Móstoles
- Home
- Barcelona
- Train speed
- About 200 km/h
- Route toward the Iryo
- 25 kilometres, according to El Mundo
- Training began
- 2012
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Antonio Acedo, el maquinista del AVE fallecido en Toledo: un madrileño hijo y nieto de ferroviarios que vivía en Barcelona
What people are saying
if things didn't change, we were condemned to repeat it.
Resume at normal speed.
He was an exceptional person, a good, prudent and committed man.
a prudent, kind and exemplary guy.
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