URDA, Spain ¨C At least 68 people died after a Spanish high-speed express slammed into a stationary train on Wednesday, with rescuers scouring mangled carriages for more bodies after Spain¡¯s second fatal rail crash this year and Europe¡¯s deadliest since 2013.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said ¡°all of Spain¡± was in mourning after the collision, which the transport minister said happened after a Renfe service was authorized to proceed despite an active red signal due to a stationary train ahead.
Oscar Puente told reporters in Madrid that the red signal was issued due to a computer communications failure, which automatically stopped traffic, but an erroneous decision was then taken to restart the Renfe train.
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