Spain train crash live updates: At least 68 killed in high-speed train crash as Spain’s PM says ‘all of Spain is in mourning’

A high-speed train collided with a stationary train south of Madrid, marking what BBC World and BBC News describe as Spain's worst disaster since 2013. The collision occurred on Wednesday in Toledo province. The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald report that at least 68 people were killed and dozens injured, while France 24 states that at least 64 people died and 58 others were injured.

Transport Minister Óscar Puente reported that a computer malfunction disrupted the railway's safety system. He stated that a RENFE train was instructed to resume its journey despite an active stop signal, leading it to crash into a stationary IRYO train. This event is the second deadly high-speed rail collision in Spain this year, following a January crash that killed 46 people.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez addressed the nation from the site of the collision to express solidarity with the victims, their families, and the injured. Rescue teams are continuing to search the wreckage for bodies and survivors, according to France 24.

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