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At the scene of Spain's deadly train crash

BBC News •
October 28, 2026 • 04:45 PM
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People have been killed after a Spanish high-speed train collided with another train south of the capital Madrid, making this the country's worst disaster since 2013.

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Dozens of people have died and others have been injured after two high-speed trains collided south of the Spanish capital Madrid.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said it was "unacceptable" that Spain had suffered its second fatal rail crash in a year.

The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe reports from the scene of the crash.

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