Spain Mourns After Latest Train Tragedy Kills 69
- Spain began three days of national mourning after a train collision near Urda, Toledo, killed 69 people and injured many others.
- A Renfe high-speed train struck the back of a stationary Iryo train on Wednesday, causing carriages to derail.
- Transport Minister Oscar Puente said a failed automatic control system and the decision to resume traffic occurred under “inexplicable circumstances.”
- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited the crash site and pledged to determine what caused the disaster and improve rail safety.
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At least 69 people have died in a train crash in Urda, Spain after two trains collided. As investigations continue, El Espanol reveals the names of those killed, injured or missing in the tragedy. Families are searching for their loved ones, hoping to find them alive in one of the hospitals. Train crash in Spain: People search for relatives on the trains 70-year-old Ana Aviles was travelling alone on the AVE train, having started her journey fro…
Spain began three days of national mourning on Thursday after the collision between two trains, which left at least 68 people dead the previous day.
Spain began on Thursday 29 October three days of national mourning after the collision between two trains which made the previous day at least 68 dead and more than 100 injured.This accident, the worst rail tragedy in Spain since 2013, revived the questions on the maintenance of the national network and on the safety for passengers, after Pedro Sanchez called for the "clarification of the causes" at the origin of the accident.
Still in shock, Spain began on Thursday three days of national mourning after the collision between two trains which killed at least 69 people the day before, while families desperately try to get news from their loved ones and research continues in damaged cars.
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