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The death toll from the high‑speed train collision near Urda in central Spain remains at 69, with about 50 people still in hospital, according to regional authorities. The crash occurred when a Renfe train resumed travel at normal speed after a computer malfunction disabled the LZB safety system at 8.30 am, colliding with a stationary Iryo train at 8.53 am on a 63 km stretch of the Madrid‑Seville line, about 25 km from the stationary train.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Transport Minister Óscar Puente have said the investigation will focus on the erroneous controller instruction and the safety‑system failure, while Castilla‑La Mancha leader Emiliano García‑Page has overseen rescue efforts in Toledo, where an improvised morgue was set up and DNA samples are being taken to identify the victims.
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