Spain declared mourning after two trains collided. The death toll approached 70: this is the worst train disaster in the country in 13 years 18+. This material (information) is produced, distributed and (or) sent by a foreign agent of the Internet publication "NOVAYA GAZETA" or relates to the activities of a foreign agent of the online publication "NOVAYA GAZETA". The death toll in a collision between two high-speed trains in the Spanish province of Toledo rose to 68 people, more than 179 were injured, El Español reports, citing data from the Civil Defense (a service within the Spanish Ministry of the Interior). Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced three days of mourning in Spain between October 29 and 31. On the morning of October 28, the Renfe AVE and Erio high-speed trains traveling on the Madrid-Seville line collided, causing two cars to derail. There were 544 people in the two trains: 147 passengers in Ranpa and 397 in Irio. Preliminary data points to a human factor, writes RTVE. Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Fuente said the crash was preceded by a malfunction that caused the LZB automatic traffic control system to shut down. The traffic was controlled by the marshal of the train operator Otder. A few minutes after the failure, he allowed Ranpa to continue moving - and he collided with Irio who was standing on the tracks. It is not clear why the second train did not move, the media noted. This train derailment was the worst train disaster in Spain in the last 13 years. In 2013, 80 people were killed when a high-speed train derailed on the outskirts of Santiago de Compostela in the northwest of the country. This is the third train accident in Spain since the beginning of the year. In January, the first 46 people were killed in a train collision in the province of Córdoba, and a few days later another train derailed in Catalonia.

Spain declared mourning after two trains collided. The death toll approached 70: this is the worst train disaster in the country in 13 years 18+. This material (information) is produced, distributed and (or) sent by a foreign agent of the Internet publication "NOVAYA GAZETA" or relates to the activities of a foreign agent of the online publication "NOVAYA GAZETA". The death toll in a collision between two high-speed trains in the Spanish province of Toledo rose to 68 people, more than 179 were injured, El Español reports, citing data from the Civil Defense (a service within the Spanish Ministry of the Interior). Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced three days of mourning in Spain between October 29 and 31. On the morning of October 28, the Renfe AVE and Erio high-speed trains traveling on the Madrid-Seville line collided, causing two cars to derail. There were 544 people in the two trains: 147 passengers in Ranpa and 397 in Irio. Preliminary data points to a human factor, writes RTVE. Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Fuente said the crash was preceded by a malfunction that caused the LZB automatic traffic control system to shut down. The traffic was controlled by the marshal of the train operator Otder. A few minutes after the failure, he allowed Ranpa to continue moving - and he collided with Irio who was standing on the tracks. It is not clear why the second train did not move, the media noted. This train derailment was the worst train disaster in Spain in the last 13 years. In 2013, 80 people were killed when a high-speed train derailed on the outskirts of Santiago de Compostela in the northwest of the country. This is the third train accident in Spain since the beginning of the year. In January, the first 46 people were killed in a train collision in the province of Córdoba, and a few days later another train derailed in Catalonia.