Overview

• On the 12th anniversary of the Angrois derailment, survivors held a private gathering in Santiago, delivered a manifesto rebuking the state’s silence and declined to hold a public demonstration or tribute.
• They demanded a fresh independent technical investigation to replace the Ministry-affiliated CIAF report, which they argue blamed only the driver and overlooked systemic safety failures.
• Victims reproached Transport Minister Óscar Puente and President Pedro Sánchez for refusing to meet with them and failing to acknowledge institutional responsibility.
• They highlighted that a €19 million cut to the ERTMS rail-safety system under former minister José Blanco exemplifies broader governance negligence.
• Their complaint that Spain violated EU rail-safety directives is undergoing expedited examination at the European Court of Human Rights.