Nearly 70 Dead After High-Speed Train Collision

Video shows the immediate aftermath of a deadly high-speed train collision in central Spain on Wednesday that killed at least 64 people and injured 80 others, authorities said.

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A train operated by the state-owned RENFE company struck the rear of another train operated by private company IRYO that was stopped. The collision derailed two carriages on the tail of the IRYO train and the front of the RENFE train.

Samy Paul, a British tourist, described the shock of the impact to The Associated Press after being rescued from the RENFE train.

“Suddenly, everything started falling apart. Bang! We fell down,” he said. “We realized carriage two, carriage one, all gone, all smashed. There was blood all over.”

David Gómez, a construction worker, was working nearby when he heard the crash and ran to help, he told the newspaper El País.

“People were trying to get out through the windows … We cut through some fences to access the area and treated people with the first-aid kits we had brought until emergency services arrived,” he said. “As I was trying to pull a young woman out, there was a piece of a leg.”

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The train crash that killed at least 68 people was caused by human error after a computer system failure, Spain's transport minister says. Follow live updates. https://t.co/VoUAKwEbbx pic.twitter.com/nQ0MiBhEat

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Rescuers are still scouring the wreckage after a high-speed train crashed into another in a rural area near the town of Urda, in Toledo province in the central region of Castilla-La Mancha.

The latest death toll stands at 68, according to the regional government.

Health Minister Mónica García said nearly 80 injured people had been hospitalised in different towns, of whom 15 had grave injuries.

Transport minister Óscar Puente said the crash occurred after a Renfe train was authorized to continue its journey despite there being an active red signal because of a stationary Ilyo train on the track ahead.

Puente said the red signal was issued due to a computer communications failure, which automatically stopped traffic, and an erroneous decision had been made to restart the Renfe train, in breach of protocol.

Ambulances, funeral home vans and helicopters were parked next to one of the trains on an elevated section of track.

Twisted metal, broken panels and wreckage were strewn across an embankment down which at least three carriages had plunged.

“It’s like I was flying from my seat,” said Frederic Barrileia, a tourist from the Philippines, describing the impact of the crash.

Another survivor, Salvador Arriaza, said seats were ripped out and people flung into the air in his carriage. He saw some people trapped under seats, while others broke windows to escape.

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