Spanish train disaster deals new blow to Sánchez’s long-shot election bid

MADRID — A deadly train crash near the Spanish city of Toledo has prompted fresh questions about Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's management of public infrastructure weeks ahead of a snap election. The cause of Wednesday's incident, in which at least 68 people were killed, has not yet been determined. But the disaster comes less than a year after another mass-casualty crash near the southern Spanish town of Adamuz. That catastrophe was attributed to poor maintenance, and it heightened scrutiny of Spain’s rail network and the left-wing government’s overall stewardship of public services.