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Spanish Train Disaster Came After Train Ordered to Go in Error: Minister
- Spain began three days of mourning on Thursday after a collision near Toledo killed at least 68 people, marking one of Europe's worst rail disasters in modern history.
- Transport Minister Oscar Puente said an automatic control system failed on 69km of track, yet the control centre made an "inexplicable" decision to resume traffic, causing the Renfe train to strike the stationary Iryo train.
- The Renfe train carried 397 passengers when it struck the stationary Iryo train with 147 on board, while hundreds of personnel deployed to the site to assist recovery efforts and identify victims.
- Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the "whole of Spain is grieving" as The Civil Guard established four offices in Madrid, Toledo, Seville, and Cordoba to assist relatives with DNA sample collection.
- Rail drivers plan a strike on Thursday "in defence of railway safety," while Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez faces mounting criticism one month before the Nov 29 general election.
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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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Radio France InternationaleSpain mourns after latest train tragedy kills 68
Spain's second high-speed rail collision this year has raised fresh questions about the safety of its train network.
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Armed forces are working with cranes and floodlights at the disaster site in the Spanish province of Toledo, and other victims are feared in the debris of the trains. Right-wing demonstrators clash with the police in front of the Ministry of Transport.
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