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Spain's Transport Minister Puts Blame on Adif Control Centre for Toledo Train Crash

Summary by SUR in English
Óscar Puente has stated that authorising the AVE train to proceed at normal speed when there was another train on the tracks was "an inexplicable decision"

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Helsingin SanomatHelsingin Sanomat
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Toledo Train Crash | Recording Shows How Driver Was Instructed to Continue "Normal Driving"

Just minutes before the devastating train crash in Toledo, the train drivers contacted the control center. Based on the recordings, it appears that the center gave incorrect instructions.

·Helsinki, Finland
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El MundoEl Mundo
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Trade Unions Rebel Against Puente for Pointing to Adif's Controller and Demanding His Cessation for Attacking the "Weakest Link"

CCOO and CSIF demand the resignation of the minister, UGT accuses him of evading responsibilities and the unions of drivers and movement denounce that they seek guilty before clarifying the causes of the tragedy Read

·Madrid, Spain
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SUR in EnglishSUR in English
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Spain's Transport Minister puts blame on Adif control centre for Toledo train crash

Óscar Puente has stated that authorising the AVE train to proceed at normal speed when there was another train on the tracks was "an inexplicable decision"

·Málaga, Spain
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El DebateEl Debate
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Adif Gave the Order to the AVE to Resume Normal March and Sánchez Shuffles the Cessation of Óscar Puente: 'The Noon News' of El Debate

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·Madrid, Spain
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Cadena SERCadena SER
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Iryo's Driver Called Adif's Control Center because He Couldn't Start the Train: "Well, Nothing when He Can. And if He's in Trouble, He Calls us."

The talks reveal that the Adif control centre knew that the Iryo train to which the AVE was headed was stopped on the same track and that the driver could not start

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El TiempoEl Tiempo

Iryo, the Company of One of the Trains Damaged in Spain, Replied to the Minister of Transport: the Vehicle Had No 'Authorization to Continue'

The company stated that its vehicle continued to be detained pending instructions, while Oscar Puente claimed that it had been ordered to move forward.

·Bogotá, Colombia
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Cadena SER broke the news on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
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