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Spain mourns 68 killed after one high-speed train struck another from behind, its second deadly rail disaster this year
Sixty-eight people were killed when one high-speed train struck another from behind in central Spain on Wednesday, and search teams with sniffer dogs were still looking for victims Thursday, the Associated Press reported. A Castilla-La Mancha regional spokesperson said 53 people remained hospitalized, 15 in critical care, and called the death toll provisional; the government declared three days of mourning.
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- Associated Press (via 10TV)AP News in Brief: Spain reckons with second deadly train crash of the year ahead of national election