© CIAFAccording to the update, investigators identified a fracture in the right-hand rail at the point where the derailment originated. The commission states that physical evidence suggests the rail was already broken before the passage of the first train involved in the accident. CIAF states that these features are compatible with contact against a fractured rail surface. Rail sections from both sides of the fracture have been removed from the site and secured for further examination. The commission emphasises that its role is to identify causes and contributing factors with the sole aim of improving rail safety, rather than assigning blame.