# Cambridge scientist among those killed in Spanish train crash

https://mins.news/en/item/124618

- BBC News, 2026-11-01 17:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5ynzvkn1d8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> University of Cambridge researcher Dr Marta Shahbazi died while travelling to collect an award when her train collided with another near Urda, south of Madrid. The crash killed 69 people. The MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology paid tribute to her research on human embryos and cell biology, calling her death a profound shock and a huge loss.

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