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A safety failure and a possible human error, under investigation after railway accident

A new and deadly railway accident in Spain. Tens of people died on October 28 following the collision of two high-speed trains on the line connecting Madrid to Andalusia. The president of the Spanish Government went to the site to attend to the emergency and declared three days of mourning in the country. It's the second fatal train accident in less than a year. For his part, the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puentes, said that the Spanish railway system is safe and does not rule out a "human error."

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Óscar Puente, Minister of Transport, calls the railway accident in Toledo "unlikely"

The Spanish Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, stated on October 28 that the fatal railway accident occurred after a high-speed train from Renfe received permission to resume the march despite a red signal indicating that it should stop, due to the presence of another convoy immobilized on the tracks. According to the minister, this decision is in violation of the security protocol.

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