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  "id": 17683897,
  "title": "Cambridge scientist dies in Spanish train crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/cambridge-scientist-dies-in-spanish-train-crash-17683897",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-01T19:58:01.000Z",
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  "account": "Dr Marta Shahbazi, a University of Cambridge scientist, lost her life in the devastating Spanish train accident that claimed at least 69 lives, according to the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge, where she led a research team. Dr Shahbazi, an affiliate associate professor at the University of Cambridge, was a cell biology expert renowned for her work on early human development. She was set to receive a Spanish Society for Developmental Biology award for her contributions during a conference in El Rompido, Andalusia, when the tragedy occurred. The Spanish Societe CiMUS, based in Santiago de Compostela, paid tribute to Dr Shahbazi, describing her as a \"brilliant young researcher\" and expressing their profound sympathies to her family. Dr Shahbazi's aunt was also involved with the CiMUS institute. Born in Spain, Dr Shahbazi obtained her PhD from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre before moving to the University of Cambridge as a post-doctoral fellow and subsequently joining the LMB in 2020. The catastrophic collision occurred when a high-speed Renfe train collided with a stationary train operated by the Iryo company, marking one of Europe's worst rail disasters and Spain's most severe accident since 2013. Over 540 passengers were on board both trains.",
  "summary": "A University of Cambridge scientist died in the Spanish train disaster which killed at least 69 people, a research institute has confirmed. Dr Marta Shahbazi was travelling on one of the trains involved in the collision near Urda, south of Madrid, according to the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in the city, where she [...] The post Cambridge scientist dies in Spanish train crash…",
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "University of Cambridge scientist among those who died in Spanish train crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/university-of-cambridge-scientist-among-those-who-died-in-spanish",
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        "title": "University of Cambridge scientist died in Spain train crash",
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        "published": "2026-11-01T12:28:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Guardian Science",
        "title": "Tributes paid to ‘inspiring’ University of Cambridge scientist who died in Spanish train crash",
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        "title": "University of Cambridge scientist among victims of deadly Spain train crash",
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        "title": "Cambridge scientist dies in Spanish train crash",
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