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  "id": 16886444,
  "title": "At least 30 killed as two high-speed trains collide in Spain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/at-least-30-killed-as-two-high-speed-trains-collide-in-spain",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T10:52:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/10/1565646/least-30-killed-two-high-speed-trains-collide-spain"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Madrid reports at least 30 deaths following a high-speed train collision on Wednesday, marking the second fatal accident on the Madrid-Andalusia line within a year. Footage from Castilla-La Mancha Television revealed a derailed train with a carriage still on an elevated track, alongside twisted metal and wreckage strewn across an embankment. Passenger Miguel described the impact to COPE radio, recounting the \"massive roar\" and a \"10-second thud\" as if the train were about to derail. The death toll had initially risen to 30 from 10, according to the Castilla-la Mancha regional government. This accident follows a similar incident nine months prior, where a collision between high-speed trains resulting in the death of 46 people near Adamuz, Cordoba province. The earlier crash sparked a debate about the level of investment in railway maintenance in recent years.",
  "summary": "MADRID: At least 30 people were killed when two high-speed trains collided in Spain on Wednesday, the second deadly accident in less than a year on the line connecting Madrid to the southern Andalusia region, regional authorities said.",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "At least 10 people killed after high-speed trains collide in central Spain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/at-least-10-people-killed-after-high-speed-trains-collide-in-central",
        "published": "2026-10-28T09:17:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Local Spain",
        "title": "BREAKING: At least ten dead as two trains collide in central Spain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/breaking-at-least-ten-dead-as-two-trains-collide-in-central-spain",
        "published": "2026-10-28T09:37:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Two high-speed trains collide in Spain, rail operator says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/two-high-speed-trains-collide-in-spain-rail-operator-says",
        "published": "2026-10-28T09:40:51.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "At least 10 dead in crash between 2 trains in central Spain, authorities say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/at-least-10-dead-in-crash-between-2-trains-in-central-spain",
        "published": "2026-10-28T10:13:54.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Two high-speed trains collide in Spain, at least 10 dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/two-high-speed-trains-collide-in-spain-at-least-10-dead",
        "published": "2026-10-28T10:25:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Deadly high-speed train collision in Spain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/deadly-high-speed-train-collision-in-spain",
        "published": "2026-10-28T11:02:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Spain high-speed train collision kills 30",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/spain-high-speed-train-collision-kills-30",
        "published": "2026-10-28T11:44:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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