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🇪🇸 Spain Today News Summary: 30 October 2026
1. What failed in the Urda train crash
The death toll from Wednesday's high-speed crash near Urda, in Toledo, has risen to 69, with around 200 passengers treated in hospital. A Renfe AVE hit the back of an Iryo train that had reported it was stopped on the Madrid–Seville line. Early findings point to a computer failure that took down the LZB automatic safety system, followed by decisions at the control centre to let trains move again. The key question for investigators is why the AVE was travelling at around 200 km/h instead of the roughly 40 km/h…
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