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Spain mourns after second high-speed rail crash this year kills 68
October 29, 2026 at 06:58 AM · Updated 7m ago
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MAMasrawy
برشلونة يعلن قرارًا جديدًا تضامنًا مع ضحايا حادث القطار المأساوي
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MAMasrawy
الكويت تعرب عن تعاطفها مع إسبانيا إثر حادث اصطدام قطارين في مقاطعة طليطلة
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TGThe Guardian
Spain begins mourning period after deadly train crash
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BNBBC News
Spain begins three days of mourning after train crash kills dozens
(opens the publisher’s site)Spain began three days of mourning after a high-speed rail collision — its second this year — killed at least 68 people and injured more than 100.
- A Renfe train slammed into a stationary Iryo train near Urda on Wednesday, killing at least 68 people, with 107 hospitalized.
- Pedro Sánchez called two high-speed rail accidents in one year unacceptable, following January's crash that killed 46.
- Transport minister Óscar Puente said a Madrid control centre 'inexplicably' ordered trains to move without speed restrictions after a computer failure.
- Rail drivers plan to strike Thursday 'in defence of railway safety,' and police dispersed protesters outside the transport ministry.
- Kuwait's foreign ministry expressed sympathy to Spain, affirming solidarity and wishing the injured a speedy recovery.
- Barcelona postponed its institutional visit to Tarragona, scheduled for Thursday, in solidarity with the crash victims and the official mourning period.