Audio reveals decisions made before Spain's deadly high-speed train crash

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Oct 30, 2026
Spaniards pause to remember the dead
as the enormity of the loss from Wednesday's
rail disaster hit home.
At least 69 are dead as crews use heavy machinery to remove twisted
wreckage and search for more victims.
I've got bruises on my head said Amalia
who survived the crash.
I literally can't even move because of the bruises.
Authorities are gathering DNA samples to check against
the human remains they're recovering.
In nearby Toledo, relatives gathered at the hospital
and community centers, anxious for news.
No sabemos nada. Esto es un caos.
We know nothing. It's chaos, said César Vicente,
whose father is missing. It's unbearable.
I don't want this to happen to anyone.
Spanish media released what it said
were the communications moments before the crash.
After a computer failure caused several trains to stop,
the driver of the lead train was ordered to resume her journey
and the train behind her was also told to proceed at regular speed.
With normal mark.
But seven minutes later,
the lead driver called to say she could not get her train moving.
And that's why I'm still detained before the entry signal.
And it appears the controller failed to warn the approaching train
that the tracks ahead were blocked.
King Felipe came to the hospital to offer comfort
And finally...
while Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez vowed
to find the victims, heal the wounded
and eventually provide compensation.
Opponents on the political right are staging violent protests
demanding Sánchez's resignation
and blaming him for under-investing in the rail system.
For the left-leaning Sánchez the stakes were already high
with national elections coming in a month.
Chris Brown, CBC News, London.
