The deadly train collision on Wednesday was the second high-speed rail crash this year. Spain’s high-speed rail network, the largest in Europe, had gone without any fatal crashes since it opened in 1992. But there have also been fatal collisions on other parts of the network this year:
January 18: Derailment and collision near Cordoba kill 46
An Iryo train traveling from Malaga to Madrid derailed near Adamuz, in southern Spain, and collided with an oncoming Renfe train heading to Huelva.
46 people were killed and more than 100 injured. Investigators’ preliminary findings indicated that a fracture in the rail appeared to predate the derailment.
January 20: Train strikes fallen wall near Barcelona
A commuter train crashed near Gelida, outside Barcelona, after a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks during heavy rain.
One person was killed and 41 were injured, according to the Spanish government.
February 12: Motorist killed at a railroad crossing
A passenger train traveling from Madrid to Badajoz struck a car at a railroad crossing near Talavera de la Reina, in Toledo province.
The car’s driver was killed. None of the 206 passengers aboard the train were injured, according to regional emergency services.
October 28: High-speed trains collide on line between Madrid and Seville
Two high-speed trains, both traveling from Madrid to Seville, collided near Urda, in Toledo province, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens more, regional authorities said.
spain-train-crash-68-killed-3-days-of-mourning-declared
