Judge Orders Round-the-Clock Crane Work to Speed Search for Urda Remains
The Superior Court of Justice of Castilla-La Mancha reported on November 1 that the judge in charge of the Urda crash case, Aristea Ortiz, issued an urgent order on Saturday afternoon requiring the crane company hired by Adif and Renfe to field enough operators, working in shifts, so that the removal of wrecked carriages and the search for remains would continue uninterrupted through the night of October 31 to November 1.
The court said the night work proved impossible because of a shortage of operators, and removal work resumed on Sunday morning. The judge's aim is to locate any remains still in the wreckage as quickly as possible so they can be returned to families. The judge is dedicated exclusively to the case, which remains under seal.
The judge has also ordered that no information or images concerning the victims and their families be obtained or published, in order to protect their privacy and dignity. The court added that the collection of belongings left by passengers on the two trains concluded on Sunday.
Ortiz is the judge of seat No. 2 of the Civil and Instruction Section of the Court of First Instance of Orgaz, in Toledo province. The crash killed 69 people, making it Spain's worst rail disaster in years; the investigation into its causes continues.
Source: Superior Court of Justice of Castilla-La Mancha (TSJCLM
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Photo: 图：托莱多省Orgaz镇（资料图）。图片来源：Wikimedia Commons（CC BY-SA 4.0），作者：Vilanchelo。 / Photo: Orgaz in Toledo province (file photo). Source: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), by Vilanchelo.
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