Audio recordings reveal decisions made moments before deadly train crash in Spain
- 29, 2026, 3:45 PM EDTNew audio obtained by Spanish media reveals that the operator of a stopped train called a control center to say she could not restart the train as another behind it sped ahead in its direction.
- The resulting crash of the two high-speed trains Wednesday killed at least 69 people and injured dozens more.
- Many questions remain about the failures that led to one of Spain’s worst transportation disasters in decades, and whether something could have been done to prevent the crash.
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- 29, 2026, 3:45 PM EDTNew audio obtained by Spanish media reveals that the operator of a stopped train called a control center to say she could not restart the train as another behind it sped ahead in its direction.
- The resulting crash of the two high-speed trains Wednesday killed at least 69 people and injured dozens more.
- Many questions remain about the failures that led to one of Spain’s worst transportation disasters in decades, and whether something could have been done to prevent the crash.
Sources: NBC News