Spain Reckons with 2nd Deadly Train Crash of the Year Ahead of Nationa
Officials said a safety-system failure and a red signal are under review as rescuers treated more than 180 injured passengers.
- On Wednesday, a Renfe-operated AVE train carrying 378 passengers struck a stationary Iryo train near Urda, Spain, killing at least 68 people and injuring more than 180 others.
- Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente said a communication failure in the LZB safety system stopped several trains, but central command inexplicably authorized the AVE to proceed past a red signal.
- This collision marks Spain's second fatal high-speed rail accident this year; a January 18 crash near Adamuz, Cordoba, claimed 46 lives and shook public confidence in the network.
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez declared three days of mourning starting Thursday, while opposition leader Abascal demanded accountability four weeks before the national election.
- Railway unions including the Sindicato Ferroviario and The Independent Trade Union and Civil Servants' Central demanded structural reforms and an urgent explanation, planning further action following the tragedy.
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More than 500 passengers were travelling on the two trains that struck on Wednesday south of Madrid. More than 100 people were injured and transported to hospitals in the region. Half of the people taken care of were able to leave hospitals. (Police, justice and other facts).
Spain Train Crash Kills 68 in Second Deadly Rail Accident .
At least 68 people were killed and dozens injured when two high-speed trains collided in central Spain, prompting a major investigation into the country’s second deadly rail accident this year. The crash occurred on Wednesday near Urda in the Toledo province, south of Madrid, when a state-run Renfe train struck a stationary Iryo train travelling […]
Train traffic in Spain is one of the least numerous in Europe, despite having suffered two accidents in just 9 months with more than 100 deaths following this Wednesday's railway tragedy in Urda (Toledo). Many more trains pass by the train tracks of France and Italy, to the point of ... Continue reading "Two accidents with more than 100 deaths in 9 months despite Spain having less rail traffic than France and Italy"
Spain has moved from being as safe a high-speed country as Japan, France or Germany to almost tripling China's deaths.
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