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Spanish train was travelling at 160 kph when it smashed into second one, report finds

📍 Madrid, ES·🕐 8h ago·2 outlets

MADRID, Oct 30 - The Spanish train that smashed into a second stationary one, killing at least 69 people on Wednesday, was travelling at a speed of at least 160 kph (99 mph), according to a preliminary report about the accident.

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Also reported by cphpost.dk (found in GDELT's list of news articles)

43m ago

second readwarning50%

[Claude, second read] Rates it CRITICAL, not HIGH. Train collision with at least 69 dead, a major accident happening now and reported as a specific new occurrence; the death toll exceeds the 100-dead threshold o.

7h ago

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