Spain demands answers after deadliest train disaster in over a decade
What happened
Two high-speed trains collided near Toledo in central Spain on Wednesday, killing at least 68 people, authorities said, and the toll could still rise.
Castilla-La Mancha regional leader Emiliano Garcia-Page gave the figure at the scene, up from an earlier count of 64.
A regional government spokeswoman said more than 100 people were hurt; 58 were taken to hospital, 15 of them in critical condition.
Operator Renfe said one of its trains hit a service run by the private company Iryo, and the main Madrid–southern Spain line has been suspended.
The BBC reports that a Madrid–Seville train ran into a stationary train, and leaked audio of calls between a control centre and drivers has been published by Spanish media.
The Transport Minister spoke of an "error" and "inexplicable circumstances"; it is the second such accident in Spain this year.
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