Spain declares three days of mourning after train crash kills 68, probe points to signal error

Spain has declared three days of mourning after a collision between two high-speed trains killed at least 68 people and injured more than 100 others. Investigators are examining a computer system failure and an apparent error by rail controllers that allowed a train to move despite a red signal.

New Delhi: Spain has declared three days of national mourning after a collision between two high-speed trains killed at least 68 people and injured more than 100 others. The accident took place on Wednesday morning near Urda, in the Toledo province of central Spain, on the railway line connecting Madrid with Seville.

The collision involved a train operated by state-owned railway company Renfe and another operated by private rail operator Iryo. The two trains were travelling in the same direction when the Renfe train struck the rear of the stationary Iryo train, causing carriages to derail.

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