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Re:At least 21 killed in Spain after crash involving high-sp... by pestatije on Monday January 19, 2026 @06:50AM (#46677929)
exactly...39 dead and we should feel more confident, that's how shitty we are
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Re:At least 21 killed in Spain after crash involving high-sp... by wongarsu on Monday January 19, 2026 @06:57AM (#46677984)
Compared to road deaths that's practically nothing. Obviously 39 dead are 39 too many, and in terms of railway disasters it's a lot, but in the bigger picture it's a blip
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Re:At least 21 killed in Spain after crash involving high-sp... by tpm on Monday January 19, 2026 @07:35AM (#46678297)
Tragedies like this do happen elsewhere. It's just important to make sure they don't happen twice for the same reason.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschede_train_disaster

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