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Spain begins 3 days of mourning after high-speed train disaster

One of Europe's deadliest train disasters raises safety questions as transport minister reports inexplicable circumstances.

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Spain started three days of mourning after a high-speed train collision in Castilla-La Mancha killed 68 people and injured scores, prompting safety questions.

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A high-speed train collision occurred in the central region of Castilla-La Mancha on Wednesday morning.

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Spain began three days of mourning on Thursday after its second high-speed rail collision this year killed 68 people and injured scores, with relatives desperately seeking news about their loved ones.

One of Europe’s deadliest train disasters this century has raised fresh questions about safety on Spain’s rail network after the transport minister reported an “error” and “inexplicable circumstances” that led to the crash.

The collision happened in the central region of Castilla-La Mancha on Wednesday morning when a service by state operator Renfe ploughed into the back of a stationary train belonging to private Spanish company Iryo.

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  • What caused the inexplicable circumstances and error?
  • How many total injured remain hospitalized?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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