Cumbrian Rail Crash and Branson

After the tragedy of the rail crash in Cumbria on Friday night... I find it rather nauseating reading Richard Branson's comments. He extolled the train driver for being a hero and staying at his post! It seems to me that logically the driver would have very little to do during a derailment. He cannot actually influence the direction of the train at all. Also Branson was very quick to blame the points and distance his company from the accident, too quick for my liking. Everything that bloke does is a PR exercise.