# Spain rail crash followed train being wrongly ordered to proceed, minister says

https://mins.news/en/item/120007

- France 24, 2026-10-28 22:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/spain-rail-crash-came-after-train-ordered-to-go-in-error-minister

> At least 68 people died in Wednesday’s rail collision in Spain after a train was mistakenly ordered to proceed despite a technical failure that had halted all services, the transport minister said. Initial findings from the crash in Castilla-La Mancha could renew scrutiny of rail safety, after a separate high-speed collision killed 46 people in January.

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