'Desolation, Despair': Spain Begins Three Days of Mourning After Deadly Train Crash
Investigators are examining whether services resumed before the automatic train-control system was restored after the crash killed 68 people, officials said.
- Rescue workers continued searching the wreckage of two high-speed trains near Urda, Toledo, on Thursday, following a collision south of Madrid that killed 68 people.
- Investigation into safety failures revealed one train traveled about 25 kilometers before striking a stationary train at speeds approaching 200 kilometers per hour. Transport Minister Puente confirmed rail services resumed despite a technical failure in the automatic train-control system.
- Survivors described terrifying scenes as passengers were thrown from their seats during the violent impact. Upon learning the news, Pope Leo XIV expressed his "deep sorrow" and offered prayers for the injured.
- Prime Minister Pedro visited the scene Wednesday, describing the disaster as unacceptable and announcing three days of national mourning beginning Thursday. He pledged, "We are going to get to the bottom of this," promising investigation into potential negligence.
- The Socialist Party suspended campaigning as Opposition leaders demanded answers regarding railway safety management ahead of upcoming elections. This tragedy follows a deadly railway disaster in Adamuz last January and the 2013 accident near Santiago de Compostela.
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'Desolation, despair': Spain begins three days of mourning after deadly train crash
Spain entered three days of mourning on Thursday after a high-speed train collision killed 69 people and injured scores more. The incident has prompted fresh questions about rail safety and management.
Spain mourns 69 killed in high-speed train collision
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces three days of national mourning after at least 69 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a high-speed train collision in central Spain. The government promises a full investigation into one of Europe’s deadliest railway disasters this century.Read all
Spain begins three days of mourning as train crash death toll reaches 69
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Wednesday three days of
Flags have been placed on public buildings, mass events have been cancelled or will be held in a limited format to honour the memory of the victims of the large-scale railway disaster in Spain.
The still provisional record of this tragedy in Spain has risen to 69 deaths and more than a hundred injured. Three days of national mourning have been decreed and a feeling of anger is rising. Some ask for the resignation of the Minister of Transport. Families without news of their relatives are invited to give their DNA to enable the identification of the victims. In the emergency at the hospital, the doctors worked and operated all night. (In…
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