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Spain Mourns 68 Killed in Second Deadly High-Speed Train Crash This Year
Experts blamed underinvestment as the crash revived doubts about Spain's rail safety and hit Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's reelection campaign.
- On Wednesday, two high-speed trains collided near Toledo, Spain, killing 68 people in the country's second deadly rail accident of 2026.
- Transport Minister Oscar Puente attributed the crash to an "inexplicable" command center order that sent a train forward despite an active "stop signal" after a security system failed.
- This disaster marks Spain's second fatal high-speed collision in 2026; a January crash killed 46 people, and before 1992 the network had experienced no fatal incidents since opening.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced three days of national mourning and pledged to strengthen rail safety, while opposition Vox leader Santiago Abascal accused the government of destroying "absolutely everything, including infrastructure."
- With national elections scheduled for November 29, the tragedy compounds political pressure on Sanchez, who already faced widespread protests over an octogenarian's eviction and housing crisis concerns.
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At least 68 killed in Spain train crash, second major disaster in 2026
At least 68 people were killed on October 28 in a collision between two high-speed trains in the Toledo province of Spain, with dozens more passengers injured. Rescue teams continued to dismantle damaged carriages, leaving the possibility that the death toll could rise. The incident marks the second major railway disaster in Spain in 2026. The first occurred on January 18 near the city of Adamuz in Cordoba province, where 46 people died. Togethe…
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