MADRID: The driver of a train that derailed in Spain killing 79 people was on the phone to a coworker at the time of the accident, while the train was racing at nearly twice the speed limit, investigators said on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).

The train’s two data recording “black boxes” showed that moments before the crash the train was travelling at 192 kilometers (119 miles) per hour, said the Superior Court of Justice of Galicia, which is leading the investigation.

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