Spain mourns 69 dead in second fatal high-speed rail crash this year
Spain declared three days of mourning after 69 people died in a high-speed train collision near Toledo, the second fatal crash on the same line in ten months. Transport Minister Óscar Puente attributed the accident to a 'inexplicable' decision by a central command center to resume traffic after a signaling system failure, despite a stop signal. The tragedy has intensified public anger, leading to clashes with police outside the transport ministry and calls for Puente's resignation, just weeks before a national election.