Urda, Spain, Oct 28, 2026 (AFP) - Spanish train disaster came after train ordered to go in error: minister

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2026-10-28

A rail collision in Spain that claimed 64 lives came after one train was ordered to go despite a technical failure that saw all trains halted, the transport minister said, calling it "inexplicable". "The decision to resume traffic, while that system had not been restored, belongs to the control centre, and the control centre ... took the decision to resume traffic in circumstances that, from our point of view, are inexplicable," Oscar Puente said......

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