Traffic Control Errors Caused Spain’s Deadly Train Crash, Official Says

New York Times30 October 2026, 16:35 UTCSpain

The transport minister said a judge would investigate controllers’ actions, including authorizing a train to proceed at high speed though another was stalled in front of it.

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