# Spanish Train Wreck: 77 Die (Going Too Fast) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 25, 2013, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-train-wreck-77-die-going-too-fast/664460 "2013-07-25T05:38:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-train-wreck-77-die-going-too-fast/664460/41 "2013-08-09T16:28:08Z")
I noticed the following comment about compensation for victims (1 Euro = $1.34) “Renfe has earmarked €2.7m in compensation for the victims of the tragedy, Spain’s worst rail accident in 40 years. Families of the bereaved are to receive €25,000 each, with €5,000 going to the seriously injured and €1,500 to those with light injuries. So far the company has received 23 requests for compensation.” [http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/08/spanish-railway-safety-review](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/08/spanish-railway-safety-review) Is this all the victims are going to get? ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-train-wreck-77-die-going-too-fast/664460/42 "2013-08-09T17:20:18Z")
I don’t remember the figures, but there was a bit in the news about how much the families were supposed to get from the SOV (the travel insurance that’s part of the ticket) and that they actually had to get more: the SOV had not been adjusted to reflect EU regulations, which call for higher compensation. But like I said, I don’t remember the exact figures. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-train-wreck-77-die-going-too-fast/664460.md?page=2)