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Fears Australians caught up in Spanish train disaster that killed 69 people and injured almost 200

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A high-speed rail crash near Urda, Spain, 130km south of Madrid on Wednesday, resulted in 69 deaths and nearly 200 injuries when a Renfe train collided with a stationary Iryo train. The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed that two Australians are potentially affected by the incident, with consular assistance provided to their families. Spanish authorities are investigating potential failures in the automatic train protection system and errors made at the control center in Madrid.
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At least 69 people died and nearly 200 were injured when two high-speed trains collided near the town of Urda, 130km south of Madrid, on October 27. The Independent Authority for the Technical Investigation of Accidents and Incidents (AITAT) reported that one train was moving at speeds between 99 mph and 124 mph when it rear-ended a stationary train. This incident has led to the suspension of services between Madrid and Andalusia, prompting investigations into potential failures in railway safety systems.

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📰 Spanish Train Crash Investigation Continues
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Topics

Australians Iryo Madrid Spain Urda

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Australians NORP · 3× Madrid GPE · 3× Spain GPE · 3× Urda GPE · 3× Iryo ORG · 2× Spanish NORP · 2× ABC TV ORG · 1× Jason Clare PERSON · 1× Renfe ORG · 1× the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade ORG · 1×

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An aerial view of the crash site shows dozens of emergency vehicles Spanish authorities are under pressure to ascertain the cause of the crash after audio recordings of interactions between train drivers and a control centre were published by the media. Investigators are focusing on the failure of the automatic train protection system and potential errors made by the rail control centre in Madrid. 'We are working day and night not only to support the victims' families, but also to establish every last detail of this tragedy and strengthen safety measures to ensure it never happens again,' Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said.
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🔮 No further victims were expected to be found, regional authorities said.

Claims (16 extracted, 0 hedged)

Two Australians have potentially been affected by a deadly high-speed rail crash in Spain, with authorities assisting their families. asserted
authorities → affect → families
The crash on Wednesday near the town of Urda, 130km south of Madrid, has left 69 people dead and almost 200 people injured. asserted
crash → leave → people
No further victims were expected to be found, regional authorities said. asserted
authorities → expect → ?
Consular assistance was being provided to the family of two Australians in connection with the crash, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in a statement on Friday. asserted
Department → provide → Friday
'Our heartfelt condolences are with the families and loved ones of those killed, and with those injured and all affected by the train collision in Spain,' a spokesperson said. asserted
spokesperson → love → Spain
Government frontbencher Jason Clare on Thursday said consular officials were on standby to help any affected Australians or their families. asserted
officials → say → Australians
'The whole country is in shock at the moment, seeing these images on our screens. asserted
country → see → screens
It's just horrific,' he told ABC TV. asserted
he → tell → TV
More than 500 people were aboard when a train operated by state-owned rail company Renfe crashed into the back of a stationary train operated by Iryo, a private company. asserted
train → operate → Iryo
Emergency services work at the scene of a collision between two trains in Urda, Spain, on Wednesday evening Emergency services are seen at the site of a train collision between a high speed Renfe AVE train and Iryo train around 150kms south of Madrid between Urda and Los Yebenes in the province of Toledo A general view showing the derailed carriages of the two high-speed trains as emergency services arrive at the scene Rail operator Adif said the incident occurred between the towns of Mora and Orgaz asserted
incident → work → Mora
An aerial view of the crash site shows dozens of emergency vehicles Spanish authorities are under pressure to ascertain the cause of the crash after audio recordings of interactions between train drivers and a control centre were published by the media. Investigators are focusing on the failure of the automatic train protection system and potential errors made by the rail control centre in Madrid. 'We are working day and night not only to support the victims' families, but also to establish every last detail of this tragedy and strengthen safety measures to ensure it never happens again,' Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said. asserted
Sanchez → show → measures
Mr Clare on Thursday said the crash reminded him of Sydney's Granville train disaster, in which 83 people died and 213 were injured. asserted
213 → say → which
The January 1977 incident occurred when a peak-hour commuter train, travelling from the Blue Mountains, derailed. asserted
train → occur → Mountains
A road bridge collapsed onto two of the carriages. asserted
bridge → collapse → carriages
'Every year we get back together at the same site, and I meet people who were in that awful disaster, whose lives were changed and transformed,' he said. asserted
he → get → disaster
'This is something people never, ever recover from.' asserted
people → recover → ?
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