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  "id": 17097202,
  "title": "'An absurdity' to blame human error: Spain's deadly train crash 'should never' have happened",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/an-absurdity-to-blame-human-error-spains-deadly-train-crash-should",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T17:15:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/an-absurdity-to-blame-human-error-spain-s-deadly-train-crash-should-never-have-happened"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Following Spain's deadly high-speed train crash, Delano D'Souza is joined by Francisco Badea, Director of FEM Expert Engineering, Railway Structural & PRM Certification Expert. Batea challenges explanations that reduce railway disasters to isolated human mistakes. “It is basically an absurdity to say that it depended on one person and one human mistake,” he argues, emphasizing that modern railway…",
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      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Spain train crash leaves at least 30 dead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/spain-train-crash-leaves-at-least-30-dead",
        "published": "2026-10-28T13:43:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Island Sri Lanka",
        "title": "Train crash in Spain kills at least 64 peopl",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/train-crash-in-spain-kills-at-least-64-peopl",
        "published": "2026-10-28T14:58:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bangkok Post",
        "title": "High-speed train crash in Spain kills at least 64",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/high-speed-train-crash-in-spain-kills-at-least-64",
        "published": "2026-10-28T15:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "Spanish PM vows full investigation into train disaster: ‘It is unacceptable for Spain to suffer two such accidents in the same year’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/spanish-pm-vows-full-investigation-into-train-disaster-it-is",
        "published": "2026-10-28T16:19:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Spain begins three days of mourning as train crash death toll reaches 69",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/spain-begins-three-days-of-mourning-as-train-crash-death-toll-reaches",
        "published": "2026-10-29T15:53:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Death toll from Spain train crash rises to 74 as royals visit victims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/death-toll-from-spain-train-crash-rises-to-74-as-royals-visit-victims",
        "published": "2026-10-29T17:01:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Spain in English",
        "title": "Spain train crash death toll rises to 74 as King Felipe calls for measures to prevent another tragedy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/spain-train-crash-death-toll-rises-to-74-as-king-felipe-calls-for",
        "published": "2026-10-29T17:04:33.000Z"
      }
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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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