Direct aid for victims of the Adamuz and Gelida train crashes

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1. This royal decree-lawroyal decree-law A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses. approves financial aid for the victims of the two rail accidents of January 2026: Adamuz (Córdoba) on January 18 and Gelida (Barcelona) on January 20. The aid is in addition to the compensation victims are already entitled to under other rules.
2. Victims of the crashed trains can receive it (passengers, drivers, and on-board or trainee staff). When there are deaths, the spouse or partner, children, and failing them parents, other relatives or siblings can also receive the aid.
3. The aid is €72,121.46 per person who died and, for injuries, an amount set by the mandatory passenger insurance scale. It is paid regardless of who is later found responsible for the accident.
4. Applications must be filed within three months from publication of the resolution setting out the procedure. The Secretaría de Estado de Transportes y Movilidad Sostenible grants the aid, which is paid in a single payment with no guarantee required.
5. The aid does not have to be paid back and is exempt from personal income taxincome tax The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings.. It is compatible with other subsidies and with insurance payments and rail-sector compensation.
6. On request, victims can also get an advance on their future civil liability compensation, equal to the amount of the aid. If the final compensation is higher, they receive the difference; if it is lower, nothing is repaid. The rule also creates victim support offices and protects workers who could not get to work because of the accidents.

Who it affects

• People injured or killed on the crashed trains at Adamuz and Gelida: They can apply for direct aid of €72,121.46 per death, or the amount set for injuries.
• Relatives of the deceased (partner, children, parents or other relatives by default): They can receive the death aid as indirect victims.
• People entitled to civil liability compensation: They can request an advance on that compensation, with no obligation to return the difference if the final compensation is lower.
• Workers affected by the accidents or the service disruptions: They cannot be sanctioned or harmed for missing work or arriving late, and the rail companies must give them proof of the disruptions.

Words worth knowing

Real decreto-ley (royal decree-law)

A rule with the force of law that the Government can approve immediately in situations of extraordinary urgency, subject to later approval by Congress.

Baremo

An official table that sets how much is paid for each type of injury or damage.

Responsabilidad civil (civil liability)

The duty to pay for damage caused to others; it is the basis for compensation claims.

Subrogarse (subrogation)

Here, the State steps into the victim's place to claim from the company the compensation it has already advanced.

IRPF

Spanish personal income tax. This aid is exempt from it.

royal decree-law

A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses.

decree-law

A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses.

income tax

The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings.

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