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2026-10-28 · DW

Spain train crash caused by operator 'inexplicably' telling driver to resume journey despite red signal, transport minister says

Here are the latest updates from the high-speed train crash in Spain on Wednesday, October 28: Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add us as a Preferred Source on Google . Then tap the "Star" or "Preferred" to keep DW News at the top of your feed. The Renfe high-speed train that crashed into another stationary train had been told to continue its journey "as normal" despite the fact that all trains on the section of track in Toledo province had been told to stop, Spain's Transport Minister Oscar Puente has said. Puente told a press conference at the ADIF control center in Madrid that the control system at the train station in Urda had failed due to a computer error.

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