The Adif worker who ordered the AVE to resume refuses to testify before the Civil Guard

The Adif worker who ordered the AVE train to resume normal operation has refused to testify before the Civil Guard during the investigation into the accident that resulted in at least 69 fatalities. The Independent Administrative Authority for Technical Investigation of Railway, Maritime, and Civil Aviation Accidents (AITAT) has not yet interviewed the train drivers and circulation managers due to their unavailability. Unions and railway experts emphasize the need to understand what the controller saw on their screens before drawing conclusions and highlight issues of work fatigue and pressure on controllers. The CGT's Federal Railway Sector Union has criticized the public blame of human factors without clarifying the circumstances of the accident and has called for a review of work organization and conditions.