Three days of mourning began in Spain for the victims of the train disaster, which claimed at least 68 lives. Transportation Minister Oscar Fuente said the collision between the Renfe and Irio high-speed trains near Toledo occurred due to a failure of the automatic control system. The control center initially halted all trains at the site, but then made an "inexplicable" decision to resume service, leading to the disaster, Fuente said. A school in the neighboring town of Orda has set up a point where relatives can go to find out the fate of their loved ones. Red Cross workers are providing support to the arriving people - many of whom are crying, AFP reports. Police and journalists gathered around the building. Meanwhile, search and rescue operations continue at the scene of the train collision. Three heavy cranes were deployed during the night to inspect the derailed carriages, the dpa news agency reported. This is the second fatal train collision in Spain this year. In January, a train accident in Andalusia killed 46 people.

Three days of mourning began in Spain for the victims of the train disaster, which claimed at least 68 lives. Transportation Minister Oscar Fuente said the collision between the Renfe and Irio high-speed trains near Toledo occurred due to a failure of the automatic control system. The control center initially halted all trains at the site, but then made an "inexplicable" decision to resume service, leading to the disaster, Fuente said. A school in the neighboring town of Orda has set up a point where relatives can go to find out the fate of their loved ones. Red Cross workers are providing support to the arriving people - many of whom are crying, AFP reports. Police and journalists gathered around the building. Meanwhile, search and rescue operations continue at the scene of the train collision. Three heavy cranes were deployed during the night to inspect the derailed carriages, the dpa news agency reported. This is the second fatal train collision in Spain this year. In January, a train accident in Andalusia killed 46 people.