Spain high-speed train crash kills 68, sparks national mourning

Spain high-speed train crash kills 68, sparks national mourning

At least 68 people died and more than 100 were injured when a state-run Renfe train rear-ended a stationary Iryo service near Toledo, Spain, on Wednesday. The collision, Spain’s second deadly high-speed rail crash this year, prompted three days of mourning as authorities investigated a suspected automatic control failure and an “inexplicable” order to continue despite a red signal.

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