Cover image: Los servicios de emergencia trabajan en el lugar de una colisión entre dos trenes de alta velocidad en Urda, España, el miércoles 28 de octubre de 2026. © Manu Fernandez / AP

Spain rail crash came after train ordered to go in error: minister

· France 24

A rail collision in Spain that claimed at least 68 lives on Wednesday came after a train was ordered to go in "error" despite a technical failure that halted all services, the transport minister said. The first findings about the accident in the central region of Castilla-La Mancha are likely to revive questions about rail safety in Spain after another high-speed collision in January killed 46 people. FRANCE 24's James Vasina reports.