Spanish Train Disaster Came After Train Ordered to Go in Error: Minister
Investigators are reviewing control-centre exchanges after the rear-end collision, while officials say 80 people were treated for injuries and the cause remains unclear.
- Two high-speed trains collided in central Spain near Urda, Toledo, on Wednesday, resulting in at least 68 deaths and 80 people receiving treatment for injuries.
- Transport Minister Oscar Puente confirmed a computer communications failure triggered an automatic stop, yet an 'erroneous decision' authorized the Renfe service to proceed despite an active red signal.
- Iryo reported its 6076 service carrying 147 passengers was struck from behind by a Renfe Class 103 train at kilometre marker 118, with both services collectively carrying more than 500 passengers.
- Unions initiated strike action citing working conditions, while Puente refused to discuss resignation, saying, "At this moment, what I am thinking about is clarifying this, and I am not thinking about myself."
- This incident follows a fatal January 18 collision in southern Spain, intensifying pressure on authorities to conduct systemic safety reviews across the Spanish rail network.
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Spain’s Sanchez Vows Detailed Investigation of Deadly Rail Crash
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez promised to conduct a thorough investigation of a rail crash that killed at least 68 people on Wednesday, the deadliest such incident in the country in more than a decade.
In a train accident in Spain, at least 64 people died on Wednesday. It is feared that the number of deaths will continue to rise, "because it has not yet been possible to reach the interior of all wagons," said Emiliano García-Page, President of the Castile-La Mancha region.
In a manual bypass of the automatic signaling system, due to a malfunction, the fatal error that led to the collision of the two trains so far with 68 deaths is detected
A sign remained in red due to the presence of a train stopped later on the track, in breach of protocol
A train crash in Spain was caused by a faulty decision by the central dispatching office, Transport Minister Óscar Puente said on Wednesday. The death toll has risen to 68 since Wednesday morning.
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