Why Fatal Accidents Keep Plaguing Spain's World-No. 2 High-Speed Rail

At 8:53 a.m. local time on October 28, a high-speed train collision occurred near Urda in the province of Toledo, central Spain.
A high-speed train operated by Spain's state-owned railway company, Renfe, rear-ended an Iryo train that had been stopped on the same track.

The accident resulted in at least 68 deaths and over 100 injuries.
This comes just nine months after a high-speed rail collision on the same route claimed 46 lives in January.

Spain's high-speed rail system was once a source of national pride.
Why have these successive major disasters been unavoidable?

Video Mug takes a closer look at the circumstances surrounding this accident and the issues regarding safety management in Spain's high-speed rail that have been raised amid the repeating tragedies.

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