At Least 64 Killed in Train Crash in Spain, Officials Say
Dimitris Gr
Live updates: Spain train crash
A high-speed passenger train rear-ended another on Wednesday morning near Toledo, Spain, derailing parts of both and killing at least 64 people, according to local emergency officials.
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The death toll from the accident, which sent multiple carriages down an embankment, makes it one of the most lethal in the country’s history. The crash also comes after a deadly collision involving the same carriers on a southern line in January, which killed 46 people, stunned Spain and created deep doubts about the security of its once-vaunted rail system.
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At least 58 people were injured in the crash on Wednesday, officials from the Castilla-La Mancha region said. That number and the death toll could both rise. In Spanish news reports, passengers who were in the crash described an awful impact that tossed people from a dining car, broke limbs and piled passengers atop one another.
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