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64 killed in Spain high-speed train collision, with death toll expected to rise

A high-speed train collision south of Madrid has killed 64 people and injured scores more.

Emergency crews are at the scene after a high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 64 people and injured dozens more, with authorities warning that the death toll could rise. The crash is being described as one of Europe’s deadliest rail disasters in a century.

More than 500 passengers were aboard the two trains when the collision sent several carriages off the tracks, with some reportedly tumbling down an embankment.

(Source: Agencies)