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  "id": 16969879,
  "title": "Tourist says everything started 'falling apart' after deadly train crash in Spain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/tourist-says-everything-started-falling-apart-after-deadly-train",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T22:51:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/world/tourist-says-everything-started-falling-apart-after-deadly-train-crash-in-spain-20261029-p619m4.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A high-speed train slammed into another train that had stopped on the tracks in Spain’s Toledo province, resulting in at least 68 deaths and 58 hospitalizations. Rescue workers are continuing to search the wreckage while authorities investigate the cause of the collision. BBC World reports the crash occurred south of Madrid and describes it as the country's worst disaster since 2013.\n\nThis incident marks Spain's second deadly rail collision this year. Following the crash, King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman offered condolences to Spain’s King Felipe VI, according to Ajel English.\n\nThe Local Spain reports that Spanish Renfe train drivers had called a nationwide strike regarding concerns over unmet safety standards prior to the Toledo crash. These drivers announced on Wednesday that they will proceed with their stoppage on Thursday, October 29th.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "‘I was thrown into the luggage. Everything is destroyed’: Survivors speak about the Toledo crash in Spain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/i-was-thrown-into-the-luggage-everything-is-destroyed-survivors-speak",
        "published": "2026-10-28T13:17:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Olive Press",
        "title": "Toledo train crash latest: Survivors ‘climbed over blood and bodies’ to escape amid screams of the trapped",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/toledo-train-crash-latest-survivors-climbed-over-blood-and-bodies-to",
        "published": "2026-10-28T13:53:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Spanish FA suspends Copa del Rey matches after Toledo train crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/spanish-fa-suspends-copa-del-rey-matches-after-toledo-train-crash",
        "published": "2026-10-28T14:49:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Spain: Rescuers search mangled train wreckage near Toledo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/spain-rescuers-search-mangled-train-wreckage-near-toledo",
        "published": "2026-10-28T15:54:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Tourist says everything started 'falling apart' after deadly train crash in Spain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/tourist-says-everything-started-falling-apart-after-deadly-train-16969945",
        "published": "2026-10-28T22:51:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}