Judge orders Civil Guard to oversee Adif's inspection of Iryo train

The judge investigating the rail accident has authorized a visual and photographic inspection of the damaged Iryo train cars, but prohibits any alteration and orders the Civil Guard to supervise Adif's work.

The judge handling the case of the crashed Iryo train has set limits on the state-owned company. In a court order, the magistrate from Montoro authorizes Adif technicians to conduct a visual and photographic inspection of the wrecked cars, but makes it clear that "any alteration" of the carriages or other elements relevant to the investigation is "prohibited." To ensure compliance, she ordered that the procedure be carried out under the "supervision and control" of the Organic Unit of Judicial Police (UOPJ) in Cordoba, as reported by **LA RAZÓN**.

## Precedent of evidence removed overnight

Distrust does not come from nowhere. At the start of the proceedings, Adif technicians took rail coupons from the scene overnight without judicial authorization. The judge had already reprimanded the public company for that move. Now, with the train cars still under judicial custody, the judge wants to prevent a recurrence. Civil Guard supervision is not a formality: it is a condition for the experts to approach the train.

## Judge blocks change of Adif experts

The conflict dates back further. On **October 20**, the judge appointed several people to photograph and record the train cars. Nine days later, Adif submitted a request to add a team from **TÜV** and more personnel to the procedure. The judge rejected these requests: she considers the previously designated specialists sufficient for a visual inspection and antiestéticars that outside assistants could interfere with the process. The original team remains; the additions do not.

## What Adif can and cannot do on the train

The authorization is narrow. Technicians will only be able to look and document graphically, nothing more. Any manipulation of the train cars is expressly vetoed by the judge. The presence of the UOPJ in Cordoba acts as a firewall: if an expert wants to move, dismantle, or touch anything, they must justify it to the police unit and, ultimately, to the court. The investigation into the accident is still in the preliminary phase, and there are no conclusions about the causes.