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In March 2020, the Government authorized the work on the reopening of diversions in the corridor, and included work in Urda, which was financed from European funds. The Office of the Prosecutor reports on three invitations to tender, which involved a disbursement of €136 million
The investigations focus on the inrelated orders from the control centre of Adif to the AVE and Iryo in distress, for the resumption of the march with the LZB security system fallen and with 35 years in operation, and the latter's inability to start before the collision
The railway accident in Toledo once again puts the focus on the safety of rail transport in Spain. The sinister, which left victims and reopened the investigation into the conditions of operation on the network, is in addition to a number of incidents that have generated concern in recent years. Just nine months ago, another accident on the same line, at the height of Adamuz, left dozens dead. Both events have revived the debate on the state of infrastructure, control systems and prevention measures on railway networks.
A dramatic train accident killed at least 64 people near Toledo. A fatal collision occurred on the same railway line, at Adamuz, on 18 January, leaving 46 dead and over 150 injured. The details of Benoit Pellistrandi, a Spanish historian.
The officers also demonstrate to the rest of the staff at the Adif checkpoint at the time of the accident.
According to government sources, the accident "could be worse than Adamuz"
The collision of two trains near Toledo on Wednesday 28 October has a provisional record of fifty deaths, making it one of the worst rail disasters in Spain. Less than a year after the tragedy of Adamuz in Andalusia, which had bereaved Spain with 46 victims and 801 injured, this new fatal accident occurred in the middle of the campaign for the legislative elections of 29 November.
The association calls for the intervention of the European Union Railway Agency eight months after the accident on the line Madrid- Sevilla
