Spanish train crash caused by ‘gap in track’

Experts investigating the cause of a train crash in Spain that killed 40 people have found a broken joint on the rails.

Death toll in Spanish train collision rises to 40 as authorities fear more bodies could be found

ADAMUZ, Spain (AP) — Spanish police said Monday that at least 39 people are confirmed dead in a high-speed rail collision the previous night in the south of the country when the tail end of a train jumped the track, causing another train speeding past in the opposite direction to derail.

High-speed train derailment kills at least 40 in Spain, injures scores, police say

Spanish police said Monday that at least 40 people died and 159 were injured in a high-speed train collision in southern Spain.

Faulty rail track joint behind deadly high-speed train collision in southern Spain, officials say

At least 39 people have been confirmed dead after a train travelling to Madrid from Malaga went off the rails and collided with another train. Officials say the faulty rail track joint showed signs of wear that developed over time,

Faulty joint found on track amid hunt for cause of ‘truly strange’ 130mph Spanish train crash that killed at least 40

THE mystery behind Spain’s horrific train collision may be solved, as human error is ruled out as the cause of the country’s worst rail disaster in more than a decade. The tail end of
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