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At least 39 dead after collision of two high-speed trains in southern Spain, regional authority says
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The broadcast reported that at least 39 people died and 75 were taken to hospital after a collision of two high-speed trains in southern Spain; the transport minister said it was unusual that a derailment occurred on a straight, recently repaired stretch of track.
At least 39 people died and 75 were hospitalized after two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain, regional health authorities told broadcasters, Utro reported on Jan. 19.
The program said some victims were in critical condition. Initial reporting cited preliminary evidence that one train derailed and struck an oncoming train; investigators had not, as of the broadcast, determined a cause. Spain’s transport minister described it as "extremely strange" that a derailment happened on a straight section of track that had been repaired in May, according to the program.
Utro reported that authorities were continuing rescue and investigation efforts and that no definitive cause had been announced during the broadcast.
