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Re:At least 21 killed in Spain after crash involving high-sp... by Rygian on Monday January 19, 2026 @07:33AM (#46678277)
In point number 3, you state that one of the trains caused the accident, whereas the cause of the accident is not yet known and could be for example an issue in the rails themselves.
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Re:At least 21 killed in Spain after crash involving high-sp... by rr2841 on Monday January 19, 2026 @09:35AM (#46679434)
Yes, that was not accurate and you're correct, it's still not clear what caused the first train to derail to begin with.

The way I looked at it is that the first train derailing wasn't a big issue, I don't think it caused any injuries. What was really catastrophic was the impact with the second train.

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Re:At least 21 killed in Spain after crash involving high-sp... by Rygian on Monday January 19, 2026 @05:23PM (#46685333)
It is now confirmed that the cause of the accident was the welding on rail track number 23117.

https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/cordoba/via-l10717-salto...

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