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Spain’s Transport Minister Resigns After Deadly High-Speed Rail Crash

3 November 2026 at 22:36
Nearly 70 people died in the crash, the second high-speed rail accident in less than a year.

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Óscar Puente, Spain’s minister of transportation, during a meeting with lawmakers in Madrid on Tuesday.

Russian Strike on Ukrainian Train Station Kills 14

29 October 2026 at 13:45
A deadly strike was a grim reminder that despite a rare local cease-fire around the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, other communities remained under fire.

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A photo released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service after an air attack on a railway station in Dnipro, Ukraine, on Thursday.

Is There a ‘Safest Seat’ in a Train Crash? Experts Say It’s Not So Simple.

29 October 2026 at 14:33
After a high-speed collision near Toledo, Spain, killed at least 69 people, rail safety experts said the rough consensus that it is best to sit in the middle of a train has its limits.

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Emergency workers at the scene of a crash involving two trains near Toledo, Spain, on Wednesday.

Spain Crash Survivor Describes a ‘Twisted Tangle of Metal’

28 October 2026 at 17:29
Fernando Seco, 62, said he and others moved at least a dozen wounded passengers from the crash site, using parts of the wreckage as makeshift stretchers.

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The scene of the crash on Wednesday, near Toledo, Spain.
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