Spain train crash puts its high-speed rail safety record under scrutiny | Explained

The Hindu29 October 2026, 10:10 UTCSpain

Authorities have so far blamed both system issues and human error for the accident which claimed 68 lives; Until this year, Spain had not witnessed such fatal incidents on its dedicated high-speed lines since the network opened in 1992

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