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Audio reveals exchanges between control centre and drivers before deadly Spain train crash

The recordings appear to show one high-speed train was given clearance to move even though another up ahead had stalled.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated October 29, 2026, 11:07 AM UTC

More than 500 passengers were on board the trains when the crash occurred in the province of Toledo, south of Madrid.

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