Emergency services work at the scene of a collision between two trains in Urda, Spain.
\n\nA deadly train collision in Spain that killed at least 68 people was caused by an error at the central control centre, rather than by the train drivers, the country's transport minister Óscar Puente said. The crash on Wednesday morning involved two high-speed trains operated by state-owned Renfe and private rail company Iryo. The trains collided near the municipalities of Mora and Orgaz in Toledo province, about 140km south of Madrid, leaving 80 people injured, including 50 who were seriously hurt.
\n\nThere were 544 passengers aboard the two trains. At least 50 of the injured were seriously hurt, while 55 people had been taken to hospitals in the surrounding area, according to the regional government of Castilla-La Mancha.
\n\nSpanish media have reported that a possible error by a railway controller may have led to the collision. The country's transport minister, Óscar Puente, said a computer communication problem had caused a failure in the signalling system, prompting trains in the area to be stopped before being allowed to resume their journeys.
\n\nInvestigations are under way to establish exactly what happened.
\n\nInitial reports suggest that a signalling…
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