Spanish Train Disaster Came After Train Ordered to Go in Error: Minister
Investigators are reviewing control-center exchanges after a Renfe train struck a stationary Iryo service, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens.
- 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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Spain and its Church in shock, grief after high speed train collision leaves dozens dead
The Church in Spain expressed its sorrow and solidarity with the victims of an Oct. 28 train accident between Urda and Los Yébenes, near the historic town of Toledo, entrusting the deceased, the injured and their families to prayer.
A train accident in Spain that claimed dozens of lives has revealed an error in traffic control.
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Spain train crash live updates: At least 68 killed in high-speed train crash as Spain’s PM says ‘all of Spain is in mourning’
A high-speed train has slammed into another that had stopped on the tracks in Spain, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens in the second deadly rail collision this year. Follow our coverage.
Andy Burnham sends message to King Felipe of Spain as Toledo train collision death toll reaches 68
Casa Real, the Spanish Royal Family, has released an emotional video of King Felipe of Spain, following a high-speed train collision in Toledo on Wednesday morning that has left at least 68 dead at the time of writing.The video was taken during the Spanish King's visit to the Jaime I military base in Bétera, a trip that has been cut short, allowing Felipe to return home to Madrid to “monitor” the disaster with greater attention.He told local med…
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