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At least 64 people have died after two trains collided in Spain’s Toledo province.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports, citing Castilla-La Mancha authorities, that the Diario newspaper published the information.
A preliminary investigation points to human error: an operator at the dispatch centre may have authorized a Renfe train driver to continue, although an Iryo train had blocked the track after a red signal. This led to a collision with the stationary Iryo train.
It was also reported that 30 people suffered minor injuries and 50 were seriously injured.
Earlier reports said 179 people had been injured.
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At least 50 people have died and more than 179 have been injured after two trains collided in Spain.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports, citing Spanish media, that the information was provided by the Civil Guard in the province of Castilla-La Mancha.
One train was carrying 147 people and the other 397, it said.
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At least 39 people have died in a train collision in Spain.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports, citing Civil Guard figures, that the Antenne3 television channel published the information.
At least four carriages also overturned, it said.
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Two trains collided near Urda station in Toledo, Spain, killing at least 10 people.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports, citing EFE, that Castilla-La Mancha government spokesperson Ester Padilla announced the information.
One train belonged to Renfe and the other to Iryo. Renfe said train services between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia had been suspended.
A large number of people were injured, it was reported.
Two carriages derailed, according to the report.
