Spain high-speed rail crash leaves at least 10 dead
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The crash, between a moving train and another that was stopped further up the track, was caused by an "inexplicable" error, the transport minister said.
Spain's state-owned news agency and other local media say at least 10 people have died in a crash between two trains in central Spain. Spain's rail system operator ADIF said the crash occurred Wednesday morning in the province of Toledo. Rail service is suspended between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia.
The death toll from Spain’s high-speed rail disaster rose to 69 on Thursday as questions mounted over why safety systems failed to prevent a train from slamming into another that was stopped ahead. Emiliano Garcia-Page, president of Castile-La Mancha, announced the latest death following Wednesday’s collision near Urda in Toledo province.