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  "id": 16925936,
  "title": "[UPDATED] Spain high-speed train crash kills 68, injures over 100",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/updated-spain-high-speed-train-crash-kills-68-injures-over-100",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T16:26:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
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    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/10/1565798/updated-spain-high-speed-train-crash-kills-68-injures-over-100"
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  "account": "URDA, Spain - A high-speed train crash south of Madrid claimed 68 lives and injured over 100 people on Wednesday, marking one of Europe's deadliest such disasters this century. The incident, the second of its kind to occur in Spain this year, has sparked questions about the country's rail safety.\n\nAccording to authorities, an error in the automatic control system led to the collision. The main high-speed line from Madrid to southern Spain was suspended after the accident with a train from private company Iryo.\n\nWitnesses described a chaotic scene with trains embedded into each other and carriages lying on their sides. Emergency services rushed to the site, with dozens of vehicles racing to and from the location. Funeral vans were also present as part of the frantic search for survivors.\n\nCritics, including the transport minister, have questioned why the collision occurred despite the technical failure affecting the automatic control system that halted services on a 69-kilometer stretch of track. The control center, which had time to verify the error, did not rectify it.\n\nThis tragic event comes one month before Spain's early general election, and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has declared three days of mourning. His party, the Socialists, halted campaign activities in light of the disaster. The opposition Popular Party leader also suspended campaigning but called for transparency regarding the country's infrastructure.",
  "summary": "URDA, Spain: A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 68 people and injured scores more on Wednesday, with the toll likely to rise, authorities said, in one of Europe’s deadliest such disasters this century.",
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        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "At least 30 people killed in high-speed rail crash in Spain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/at-least-30-people-killed-in-high-speed-rail-crash-in-spain",
        "published": "2026-10-28T10:47:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "At least 30 killed as two high-speed passenger trains collide in Spain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/at-least-30-killed-as-two-high-speed-passenger-trains-collide-in-spain",
        "published": "2026-10-28T11:46:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Death toll in Spain train crash rises to at least 64, with rescue and recovery operations ongoing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/death-toll-in-spain-train-crash-rises-to-at-least-64-with-rescue-and",
        "published": "2026-10-28T13:12:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Pictures show rescue efforts after deadly Spain train collision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/pictures-show-rescue-efforts-after-deadly-spain-train-collision",
        "published": "2026-10-28T13:47:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Spain: At least 60 killed, up to 180 injured in collision between two high-speed trains",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/spain-at-least-60-killed-up-to-180-injured-in-collision-between-two",
        "published": "2026-10-28T14:50:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Spain’s 4 deadly train crashes this year, at a glance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/spains-4-deadly-train-crashes-this-year-at-a-glance",
        "published": "2026-10-28T14:58:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Spain Train Crash: Shocking images show rail piercing through carriage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/spain-train-crash-shocking-images-show-rail-piercing-through-carriage",
        "published": "2026-10-28T17:07:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Local Spain",
        "title": "Spain's train drivers maintain Thursday strike following deadly crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/spains-train-drivers-maintain-thursday-strike-following-deadly-crash",
        "published": "2026-10-28T17:15:00.000Z"
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