According to reports the driver operating the Spanish train that derailed last week killing 79 was careless.

The driver, Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, who said he “wanted to die” after the crash was released on bail after several charges of reckless homicide.

The tragedy occurred in Santiago de Compostela, a pilgrim site for Catholics. The people of Santiago were getting ready for the feast of St James of Compostela, who is Spain's patron saint. But the festivities were cancelled in order to deal with the repercussions of the train crash on Wednesday.

Patricia Varela, a local resident said was an eyewitness to the rescue operations: "There are two cranes trying to move some of the carriages in order to recover the bodies inside," she said. "There are ambulances moving the corpses to a special facility they are using as a morgue."

The sports arena in the town had to be used as a morgue.

According to official statistics, seventy people are still in hospitals, while twenty-two are in critical condition.

Mr. Francisco was charged with 79 counts of reckless homicide in one of the worst such incidents in Spain’s history.

A BBC report said that Mr. Francisco had admitted to going too fast on a bend and being careless. Reports say that the travelling at approximately 190 km/hour near the bend, where the speed limit was 80km/hour.

Sergio Prego, told SER radio station he was lucky to get out of the train alive.

"The train was going at a very fast speed and on the curve it went off the tracks and it overturned. We were the lucky ones that were
able to get out on our own feet.

Guillermo, also commented that the train was going at fatastic speeds. "It derailed as it was going round the corner. I was very lucky, we survived. It was a disaster. I don't know how many dead but there are many," he said.

Francisco Otero, described hearing a "huge bang as if there had been an earthquake," reports the Agence France Presse.

"The first thing I saw was the body of a woman. I had never seen a corpse before. My neighbours tried to pull people who were trapped inside the carriages with clubs and they eventually got them out with a handsaw. It was unreal," he said.

Spain will hold a funeral service for the 79 victims of the train crash on Monday.