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Spain demands answers after deadliest train disaster in a decade
More than one hundred people were also injured when the two high-speed trains collided south of Madrid, and Spain's government says it wants to know what went wrong.
At a glance
- First reported by Al Jazeera: “Spain demands answers after deadliest train disaster in over a decade”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 3:58 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Spain.
- BBN covered this story before: Spain train crash kills at least 68; Walmart cuts Thanksgiving basket (October 28).
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThis just in: at least sixty-eight people are dead and more than one hundred injured after two high-speed trains collided south of Madrid, Al Jazeera reports.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt is Spain's deadliest train disaster in more than a decade.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFor travelers, this is analysis, not confirmed fact: the questions will be about signals, speed and safety checks, and the government says it wants answers.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWe don't yet know what went wrong, and officials should say so plainly when they do. Our thoughts are with the families.
The story so far
- Largest collection of Roman cave inscriptions found in Spain · FOX Weather
- Ten reported dead after two trains collide in Spain · The Guardian
- At least 30 killed in train collision on high-speed line in Spain · ABC News
- At least 30 dead as high-speed train crashes into stopped train in… · CBS News
- Spain train collision toll rises to 64 · The Guardian
- Spain train crash kills at least 68; Walmart cuts Thanksgiving basket · The Guardian
- Spain demands answers after deadliest train disaster in a decade (this story)
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