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The government will provide €20 million in advance compensation to 210 victims and families of the Adamuz crash, including €216,000 per deceased, to ease financial hardship.
- On Tuesday, the Spanish government announced it will disburse €20 million to victims of the Adamuz high-speed train crash that killed 45 people and injured more than 150.
- CIAF, Spain's rail accident investigating body, said a rail fracture appeared to have been present before the Iryo train passed, while investigators say the exact cause remains unknown.
- Families of those killed will receive 216000 euros each within three months, with Puente saying `We know that ordinary procedures and legal timelines do not always respond to the vital urgency of a tragedy like this`.
- The minister has come under pressure as Transport Minister Óscar Puente faces public scrutiny and the People's Party demanded his resignation amid preliminary inquiries, while Rodalies drivers refused work and a software failure on Monday disrupted services.
- Finnbarr O'Reilly, New York Times photographer, found a bogie in a stream and his images ignited media scrutiny, while authorities admitted awareness but withheld information from the Times.
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Deadly High-Speed Train Crash in Spain Leaves 21 Dead
Two high-speed trains collided in northern Spain on Wednesday, resulting in a tragic loss of at least 21 lives and numerous injuries, authorities reported. The devastating accident occurred near the city of Santiago de Compostela, sending emergency responders scrambling to the scene. Details surrounding the cause of the collision remain under investigation as rescue operations [...]
The accident claimed 46 lives, and according to the latest data from Spanish authorities, 17 of the 120 injured people are still being treated in hospitals.
Twelve days after a serious train accident in southern Spain, a woman died in hospital from her injuries on Friday, bringing the death toll from one of the worst train accidents in the country's history to 46, Spanish media reported, citing German news agency dpa.
As investigators turn to the runway of a "break-up" of a rail, one of the passengers injured in the accident died in the hospital.
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