A mass funeral service will be held Monday for the victims of Spain’s worst train accident in decades.
The country’s royal family and leading politicians are expected to attend the somber Mass that killed 78 people and injured dozens of others last week.
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On Friday, police announced they had arrested 52-year-old Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, the driver of the train, on suspicion of reckless driving because the train hit the turn Wednesday travelling far faster than its posted 80 kph (50 mph) limit.
The train’s eight carriages packed with 218 passengers tumbled off the tracks into a concrete wall, and diesel fuel powering the engine sent flames coursing through some cabins.
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