Spanish Train Disaster Came After Train Ordered to Go in Error: Minister
Transport Minister Óscar Puente blamed a control-centre decision after the crash, as investigators reviewed signaling failures and rescue teams searched for more victims.
- On Wednesday, a high-speed Renfe train carrying 397 passengers struck a stationary Iryo train with 147 aboard near Urda, Spain, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens 140 kilometers south of Madrid.
- Transport Minister Óscar Puente attributed the crash to a computer communications failure that disabled safety systems on a 63-kilometer stretch, followed by an "inexplicable" decision by Madrid's 24-hour control centre to authorize the Renfe train to resume without speed restrictions.
- Passenger Salvador Arriza described the force as "brutal," recalling that "some people couldn't move because they were trapped amongst the seats," while 22-year-old Binier on the Iryo train said "suitcases started flying and people were screaming."
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declared three days of national mourning, stating "the whole of Spain is grieving," while opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo demanded accountability: "Spain has the right to know what is happening with its infrastructure."
- The disaster marks Spain's deadliest train accident in 13 years, following a January derailment at Adamuz that killed 46 people on the same line, prompting the Prime Minister to vow he would "get to the bottom of this.
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Spain begins on Thursday three days of national mourning after the collision of two trains that occurred the previous day. This is the worst rail tragedy in the country since 2013, less than a year after another accident that had caused 46 deathsA whole country is in shock. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has decreed three days of national mourning, while the human balance continues to grow. He now reaches 68 dead, according to the president of the…
Update: Spain train crash death toll rises to at least 68
At least 68 people have died and 58 are receiving hospital treatment after two high-speed trains collided in Spain’s Toledo province on Wednesday, 28 October, as rescue operations continue, Cape {town} Etc reports. The revised toll, confirmed by regional authorities and reported by the Associated Press, updates the 64 deaths reported in Cape {town} Etc’s earlier coverage. The crash happened... Read more →
A collision between two high-speed trains in Spain killed 68 people. The control system was faulty, nine months after a similar accident.
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bt.noDemonstrators clashed with police in Madrid on Wednesday evening during a protest against the government following the train crash in Spain, in which at least 68 people died.
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