Ten reported dead after two trains collide in Spain – latest updates
High-speed service reportedly runs into back of another train, knocking two carriages off track At least 10 people are feared dead and many more injured after two high-speed trains collided in Toledo province in central Spain. Spain’s state rail infrastructure authority said services between…
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Spain train crash: US, Japan and Canada citizens among dead, authorities say
The train disaster, one of Europe’s deadliest rail incidents this century, killed 69 people, including 54 Spaniards Four US citizens and one each from Canada, Japan, Argentina, Mexico, Tunisia and the Czech Republic were among the 69 killed in last week’s high-speed train collision in Spain,…
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Spain train crash: US, Japan and Canada citizens among dead, authorities say
The train disaster, one of Europe’s deadliest rail incidents this century, killed 69 people, including 54 Spaniards Four US citizens and one each from Canada, Japan, Argentina, Mexico, Tunisia and the Czech Republic were among the 69 killed in last week’s high-speed train collision in Spain,…
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Train Disaster Is a Blow to Spain’s Leader, Already an Election Underdog
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wanted to campaign on inequality and housing, but the second major rail accident this year has put his government’s competence on trial.
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Spain’s trust in high-speed rail ‘broken’ after second deadly crash this year, says PM
Pedro Sánchez says government’s task is to investigate causes of Wednesday’s crash that killed 69 people, but also to try to restore trust Europe live – latest updates Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has admitted “trust in high-speed rail has been broken” after Wednesday’s deadly train…
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Spain’s deadly train crash redraws electoral battle lines
The tragedy has upended the November 29 election campaign, shifting attention from housing to security.
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Spain continues to investigate causes of deadly Toledo train crash – Europe live
The full investigation is likely to take at least weeks to conclude Spain continues investigating Wednesday’s deadly train crash in Toledo province, which killed 69 people, and left many more injured. An initial interim report by the independent body investigating the crash confirms the high-speed…
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Real Madrid and FC Barcelona honour Spain train crash victims
Spanish football clubs were among those to hold a minute’s silence for the victims of Wednesday’s train collision.
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How did the Spain train crash happen and what will investigators be asking?
Audio appears to point the finger at the control centre, but there are also questions around signalling and technical issues At least 69 people died when a high-speed train from Madrid to Seville hit another train on the same track from behind near Toledo on Wednesday morning. Both trains had been…
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Shock of rail tragedy gives way to sorrow and outrage in politically divided Spain
The latest train crash will pile pressure on the government of Pedro Sánchez, one month before the general election.
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What we know about Spain’s second high-speed rail tragedy this year
Officials blame a control centre order for Wednesday's crash following a critical train signalling system failure.
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‘I held this woman in my arms. She died’: Spain mourns train crash victims
Second tragedy on line in about nine months raises questions about levels of investment in railway maintenance.
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Spain reckons with 2nd deadly train crash of the year ahead of national election
Spain's second high-speed rail disaster this year, a crash in which one train struck another from behind, killing 68 people, has raised fresh concerns about the safety of the country's rail network.
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Spain begins mourning period after deadly train crash
Emergency services combed through the wreckage overnight as Civil Guard sets up clinics for relatives to provide DNA samples and help identify victims Spain has begun three days of mourning after a high-speed rail collision – its second this year – killed 68 people and injured scores, with…
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High-speed train crash kills at least 68 people in Spain
The crash, between a moving train and another that was stopped further up the track, was caused by an "inexplicable" error, the transport minister said.
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Bloodied, dazed and angry - how passengers' rail journey turned to disaster in Spain
Survivors of the train crash in Spain have spoken of their shock, panic and anger at the accident in Toledo province on Wednesday.
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Spain Train Crash Kills at Least 68
The accident, the second in less than a year on the same busy rail line, was one of the deadliest in the country’s history.
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Spain demands answers after deadliest train disaster in over a decade
At least 68 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after two high-speed trains collided south of Madrid.
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‘It all happened in a split-second’: survivors recount details of Spain’s second deadly train crash in 10 months
Passengers describe carriages full of ‘people with their heads crushed and missing limbs’ after crash that has claimed at least 68 lives Josimar Medina woke a little before 9am on Wednesday to find himself airborne and hurtling through his carriage on the fast train from Madrid to Seville. “I…
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Watch: At the scene of Spain's deadly train crash
People have been killed after a Spanish high-speed train collided with another train south of the capital Madrid, making this the country's worst disaster since 2013.
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What We Know About the Deadly Train Crash in Spain
A train accident near Toledo, Spain, which killed at least 68 people, was one of the deadliest in the country’s history.
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Second fatal train collision this year casts doubt over Spain’s high-speed rail network
Questions were raised before Toledo crash over rail safety in a country where train travel has surged by 40% Deadly Spanish rail collision – latest updates Spain’s high-speed rail network, the most extensive in Europe and the second largest in the world after China, has long ranked as a point of…
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What we know so far about deadly Spain train crash
More than 500 passengers were on board the trains when the incident occurred in the province of Toledo, south of Madrid.
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Deadly high-speed train collision in Spain
At least 39 people have been killed after two high-speed trains collided near Urda, Spain.
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Live Updates: At Least 10 Killed in Train Collision in Spain, Officials Say
Two high-speed passenger trains collided near Toledo, months after a crash involving the same carriers killed dozens and stunned the country.
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At least 10 dead in crash between 2 trains in Spain
A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 10 people on Wednesday in central Spain, authorities said.
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Ten reported dead after two trains collide in Spain – latest updates
Spain’s rail system operator ADIF said the crash occurred Wednesday morning in the province of Toledo Local government spokesperson told TVE that the death toll “will almost certainly rise.” Esther Padilla told the broadcaster the situation “is going to worsen.” Continue reading...
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Spain train crash: at least 10 feared dead after collision in Toledo province
High-speed service reportedly runs into back of another train, knocking two carriages off track At least 10 people are feared dead and many more injured after two high-speed trains collided in Toledo province in central Spain. Spain’s state rail infrastructure authority said services between…