{"id":21209,"date":"2013-07-31T10:47:34","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T14:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=21209"},"modified":"2013-07-31T10:47:34","modified_gmt":"2013-07-31T14:47:34","slug":"driver-of-spanish-train-was-talking-on-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/driver-of-spanish-train-was-talking-on-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver of Spanish train was talking on phone","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The driver of a Spanish train that derailed and killed 79 people was talking on the phone when the train flew off a tight curve, court documents show.<\/p>\n<p>In the moments before the derailment, Garzon received a call on his work phone from Spain&#8217;s national train company Renfe, court documents show. The call was to inform Francisco Garzon, 52, of the route that he needed to take. 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