What we know after two trains crashed with dozens feared dead

Key Points:

• Two trains, a Renfe and an Iryo high-speed train, collided south of Madrid near Mora and Orgaz on Wednesday morning, resulting in at least 68 confirmed deaths and over 500 passengers on board both trains combined.
• The crash occurred when a Renfe train rear-ended a stationary Iryo train, causing at least two carriages to fall down an embankment; a computer failure initially halted six moving trains, but a control center decision to resume movement without speed restrictions led to the collision.
• Authorities report 80 injured passengers, with 50 in serious condition and 15 critical; emergency services, including fire crews and helicopters, responded rapidly, and hospitals suspended planned surgeries to treat victims.
• Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed deep sorrow, pledged a thorough investigation, and canceled all public engagements; three days of official mourning were declared, and the EU offered assistance.
• This incident marks Spain’s second major high-speed rail tragedy this year, following a January derailment that killed 46 people.