High-speed Train crash: Death toll rises to 68

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The collision occurred in Toledo, a central Spanish province south of Madrid. Officials say that the crash was caused by human error after a computer system failure. Rail service is now suspended between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia.

At least 68 people were killed and more than 100 others injured when two high-speed trains collided south of Madrid on Wednesday, according to the regional government of Castilla-La Mancha, in one of Spain’s deadliest rail disasters. Officials say that the crash was caused by human error after a computer system failure.

In a post on social media site X, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said he was “shocked” by the accident, and that he remained in contact with the transport minister and the Castilla-La Mancha autonomous community president.