High-speed-train crash in Spain kills more than 60 - NHKニュース

A collision of two high-speed trains in Spain has killed at least 68 people, with many injured. One train hit the other from behind.

Spanish authorities say the crash occurred in the central province of Toledo on Wednesday on a railway line that connects the capital, Madrid, with the country's southern region. The crash caused some cars to derail.

A total of more than 500 people were reportedly on the trains.

Transport and Sustainable Mobility Minister Oscar Puente held a news conference after the incident. He said the preceding train was stopped due to a computer system failure, and that the following train was moving in line with an instruction from the control center and slammed into the first one.

Authorities are investigating whether the instruction played a role in the crash.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited the accident site and expressed his condolences. He said that if there were failures in the safety system, his government will address them decisively.

In January, a high-speed-train derailment and crash in Spain caused many deaths and injuries.