Spanish Train Disaster Came After Train Ordered to Go in Error: Minister
Transport Minister Oscar Puente said a control-centre order let one train restart after a system failure before it hit a stopped service.
- Two trains collided near Madrid on Wednesday morning, killing at least 68 people and injuring 58, according to emergency services in one of Europe's deadliest rail disasters this century.
- Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente said an official in the national railway control center in Madrid 'inexplicably' instructed one high-speed train to proceed along a track where another had stalled.
- Despite the January Adamuz accident that killed 46 people, Puente defended the system, stating, 'We have a safe rail system, comparable to those of other countries in our region.'
- Far-Right Vox leader Santiago Abascal slammed the government, writing, 'I will not rest until this government, which is a criminal organization, is in the dock answering for its crimes.'
- An anonymous Socialist Party lawmaker said the tragedy 'inevitably upends the campaign and deals a blow to Sánchez,' noting the opposition will leverage it as they did the Adamuz 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.
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.
In Spain there have been demonstrations in the capital city of Madrid after the heavy train accident.
South Korean national team player Lee Kang-in (25, Atletico Madrid) expressed deep condolences over the train collision accident in Toledo, Spain. On the 28th (local time), Lee Kang-in shared a club post on his social media mourning the victims and added a praying hands emoji.
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