What we know about Spain’s second high-speed rail tragedy this year
- At least 68 people were killed and about 80 injured when a high-speed train ploughed into the back of a stationary train in central Spain on Wednesday.
- The crash, just before 9am (08:00 GMT) near Urda, a town south of Madrid, is Spain’s second deadly high-speed rail disaster in less than a year, and comes just weeks before national elections.
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- At least 68 people were killed and about 80 injured when a high-speed train ploughed into the back of a stationary train in central Spain on Wednesday.
- The crash, just before 9am (08:00 GMT) near Urda, a town south of Madrid, is Spain’s second deadly high-speed rail disaster in less than a year, and comes just weeks before national elections.
- Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Train crash in Spain kills at least 68 peoplelist 2 of 3‘I held this woman in my arms.
Sources: Al Jazeera