More than 140 others were injured. Police suspect the driver had pushed the train well above the speed limit. Public broadcaster tve aired video of the crash. The force of the impact sent cars tumbling. The train was traveling from the capital madrid to the northwestern city of el ferrol. More than 240 people were on board. The train went through a tunnel as it approached the city of Santiago De Compostela. Then it entered a curve. The speed limit is 80 kilometers per hour. But the news reports that the driver said the train was traveling at 190 kilometer ps per hour. They modified a car and installed a diesel generator to move the cars on a track that was not electrified. A japanese expert says the modifications may have raised the cars center of gravity and that may have upset its balance as the train went around the curve. Prime minister Mariano Rajoy visited the site of the accident. He declared three days of National Mourning for the victims of the disaster. The city of Santiago D
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