Phone call may have distracted train driver shortly before crash , expert says . Court : He hit the brakes seconds before the crash , bringing the speed down from 192 kph ( 119 mph ) , according to the court . Driver received call from railway staff minutes before crash . At derailment , train was going 95 mph , court says ; speed limit for bend is 49 mph . Train struck car at 45 mph, court rules.
Phone call may have distracted train driver shortly before crash , expert says . Court : Driver received call from railway staff minutes before crash . At derailment , train was going 95 mph , court says ; speed limit for bend is 49 mph . Train struck car at 45 mph, court rules.