At least 68 killed in Spanish high-speed train crash
Spain's transport minister calls a post-failure go-ahead inexplicable; police are reported interviewing Atocha control-centre staff.
A BBC live report says at least 68 people were killed and dozens injured when a high-speed Renfe train collided near Madrid. Transport Minister Óscar Puente said a computer failure halted at least six services, after which a control centre allowed one train to move while another remained stationary. He called that decision inexplicable and, from information so far, attributed the incident to human error. Spanish media report that the Guardia Civil has been interviewing staff from the Atocha control centre. Rescue updates cite more than 500 personnel on site.
Unconfirmed: The cause is still under investigation; the human-error account is the minister's view from information available so far.
- Bodies of 68 victims had been recovered, local authorities said.
- The minister said usual speed on that section is around 200 km/h.
- Sight speed under the cited rule is about 40 km/h.
- Interior ministry figures: 102 civil-protection staff and 422 Guardia Civil.
- Union CSIF demanded Transport Minister Óscar Puente resign.
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Protesters gather outside transport ministry in Madrid published at 19:48 GMT We're getting pictures through now of a protest outside the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility in Madrid. Protesters are demanding accountability over the train crash, which killed at least 68 people and left dozens more injured.
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