The Foundation of Professionals for Safe Transport (FPTS), made up of four associations that bring together some 17,000 workers in rail, air and maritime transport, has expressed its concern over the leak and public dissemination of the conversations related to the Urda (Toledo) accident. The entity underscores the importance of preserving the "rigor" and "independence" of the investigation, analyzing the "complete" context in which the events took place.
In a note sent to the media, the Foundation recalls that Law 2/2024, of August 1, establishes a specific framework for the use of information gathered in technical accident investigations, which covers recordings and communications, and imposes confidentiality obligations on certain data.
For this reason, the FPTS considers it "necessary" to clarify where these leaks come from and to verify whether the legal guarantees provided to safeguard the investigation have been violated.
"These leaks do not contribute anything to clarifying what happened nor do they help the victims and their families. On the contrary, they can divert attention from what is truly important: knowing what happened, why it happened, and what measures must be adopted to prevent it from happening again," said the Foundation.
The organization stresses that safety in transport is conditioned by "multiple" human, technical, organizational and operational elements, which must be studied in an "integral manner." In its view, focusing the debate on fragments of conversations or on individual actions, without having all the factors that intervened in the accident, amounts to "simplifying a much more complex reality".
According to the professionals in the sector, the victims, their loved ones and the public as a whole have the right to obtain "answers and not speculation," to know all the causes of the accident and to have the certainty that "the necessary measures will be adopted to prevent it from happening again."
The Foundation of Professionals for Safe Transport also wanted to convey its deep sorrow for the victims of the recent railway accident and send a message of solidarity, support and affection to their families, the people affected and the workers who are intervening to deal with the consequences of this tragedy.
"In moments like these, our first concern must be the victims and their families. Out of respect for them and for society, we consider it essential that all the circumstances of the accident be clarified and the causes that provoked it be identified, with the aim of adopting the necessary measures to prevent a tragedy of this kind from happening again", he stated.