# Spain grapples with second deadly train crash of the year ahead of national election

https://mins.news/en/video/120976

- France 24 English, 2026-10-29 14:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU2o5xgTO1o

> Wednesday’s train crash killed 69 people in Toledo province and dealt a serious setback to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s campaign. Another deadly crash occurred on the same line nine months earlier, prompting experts and the public to accuse his government of underinvesting in rail infrastructure after years of rapid network expansion.

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