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Watch: Aerial footage shows train crash scene<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Two trains have crashed in Spain just south of the capital Madrid on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Rail operator Adif says the incident occurred between a Renfe train and another of the Iryo company, which covers the Madrid to Seville route.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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So far at least 68 people are confirmed to have died in the incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Here is what we know about the crash so far.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Where and when did the crash happen?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The two trains crashed just after 09:00 (08:00 GMT) between municipalities Mora and Orgaz, and about 140km (100 miles) south of Madrid. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The accident happened when a high-speed train travelling from Madrid to the south of the country barrelled intoanother train that was apparently stationary. The crash caused at least two carriages to fall down an embankment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Broadcaster RTVE, quoting the transport ministry, said a Renfe train rear-ended an Iryo train.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Renfe is Spain’s national state-owned railway company while Iryo is a private high-speed railway operator.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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All train traffic on this line has been stopped at stations along the route, Adif said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Renfe said services between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia remain suspended.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A passenger on board one of the trains told local media there was a heavy impact about 40 minutes into the journey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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What caused the crash?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Iryo said its train was “struck from behind” by a Renfe train “due to causes that are still unknown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Transport minister Oscar Puente has said a computer failure led to the initial halt of six moving trains, including the two trains that subsequently collided.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“In the event of a system failure, the control centre takes over,” he said, adding it was the control centre which decided to allow the trains to move again, without any speed restrictions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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That decision, Puente said, was made “under inexplicable circumstances”. It resulted in the Renfe train crashing into the Iryo train, which was stationary on the tracks further ahead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Audio recordings between train controllers in Madrid and the train drivers appear to show that one high-speed train was given clearance to move even though another up ahead had stalled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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How many passengers were on board?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Aerial footage shows the extent of the damage and the emergency response<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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More than 500 people were on board both trains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Esther Padilla, spokesperson for the government of Castilla-La Mancha region, told TVE that one of the trains – managed by the Iryo company – was carrying 146 passengers plus one baby, while the Renfe-managed train had 397 passengers on board.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A former government minister was also among those reported missing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE) posted on X that, F\u00e1tima B\u00e1\u00f1ez – who heads the organization’s foundation – was on board one of the trains involved in the crash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Eighty people are being treated for injuries, according to Spanish authorities, with 50 of the casualties said to be in a serious condition,<\/b> and 15 more in a critical condition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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How have the authorities responded?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez has said “the whole of Spain is grieving” and that “lives have been shattered, families have been torn apart”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“The pain is immense,” he said on a visit to the crash site. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The government was “trying to determine what was the origin of this tragedy, of this terrible accident,” he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“We will get to the bottom of this, and if there has been any negligence, it will come to light.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“If there have been failures in the security system, they will be addressed with the utmost firmness.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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S\u00e1nchez and other Spanish politicians have cancelled all public engagements on Wednesday, including campaigning for next month’s parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Three days of official mourning began on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Spain’s royal family posted on X that it was “shocked and concerned” and expressed condolences for the relatives of the deceased and those affected by the crash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A spokesperson for the EU said the bloc was ready to help Spain if needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A huge emergency response was under way with fire crews and helicopters at the scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Hospitals in the area have suspended planned surgeries as they deal with an influx of patients from the crash, Spanish media have reported. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A blood transfusion centre in Madrid has also appealed for “urgent” donations. In a post on X, Centro de Transfusi\u00f3n said it made the request “in the face of a possible sudden increase in care needs”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It reported that facilities in Toledo, Ciudad Real and Alc\u00e1zar de San Juan have cancelled procedures as casualties from the crash begin to arrive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Spanish Civil Guard has set up bureaus in Madrid, Toledo, Seville and C\u00f3rdoba to investigate reports of missing persons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“The top priority is the identification of the missing persons and the taking of DNA samples to be able to locate their relatives,” the civil guard wrote in a post on X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This is the second high-speed rail tragedy in Spain this year. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In January a high-speed train derailed in southern Spain, its rear carriages going into the path of a state-run Renfe train, claiming the lives of 46 people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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