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At least 68 people were killed when two trains collided south of Madrid. A high-speed train collided with a stationary train in Spain on Wednesday, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens in the country’s second deadly rail crash this year. Covered by 21 outlets: 11 lean left, 5 are centre, 5 lean right.

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  1. Mirror Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB
    BBC Breakfast tribute to 'gifted athlete' as first names of Spanish train crash victims emerge

    BBC Breakfast returned on Friday with a devastating update on the Spanish train crash that killed at least 69 people

  2. Ibtimes Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB
    Spain Train Crash Survivors: Florida Firefighter and Nurse Risk Their Lives To Help the Injured After Deadly Collision

    A Florida firefighter and his nurse wife treated critically injured passengers after surviving Spain's deadly train collision with six relatives

  3. Ibtimes Center Factuality: Mostly factual GB
    Spain Train Accident Leaves 69 Dead as Control Centre Faces Questions Over Why Renfe Was Cleared To Move Again

    At least 69 people died in Spain's latest train crash near Urda, Toledo, prompting scrutiny of control-room decisions, renewed rail safety concerns and a national mourning period.

  4. The Japan Times Center Factuality: High JP
    Grieving Spain demands answers for latest rail disaster

    The second high-speed train collision this year, following one in January that killed 46 people, has raised fresh questions about safety.

  5. euronews (English) Center Factuality: High FR
    Spain: minute of silence for train crash victims as king visits hospital

    Spain is mourning 69 people killed in a high-speed train collision near Toledo. As King Felipe VI visits a hospital treating the injured, rescuers continue searching the wreckage and a minute of silence is held at the crash site.

  6. The Guardian Left Factuality: Very high GB
    How the deadly train crash in Spain unfolded – explainer

    Spain has begun three days of mourning to commemorate the 69 people who died in a high-speed rail collision. The trains – one from Spain's state-owned Renfe and the other from the private rail company Iryo – were heading from Madrid to to the southern region of Andalucía on...

  7. BBC News Center Factuality: Very high GB
    Young athlete and former minister among victims of Spain train crash

    As some of the victims' names are released publicly, an outpouring of grief and anger is sweeping across Spain.

  8. Al Jazeera English Leans left Factuality: High State media QA
    Real Madrid and FC Barcelona honour Spain train crash victims

    Spanish football clubs were among those to hold a minute’s silence for the victims of Wednesday’s train collision.

    State-funded media
  9. Reuters Center Factuality: Very high GB
    Spanish train crash death toll rises to 69 in grim search for victims - Reuters

    Spanish train crash death toll rises to 69 in grim search for victims Reuters

  10. The Guardian Left Factuality: Very high GB
    Survivors shell-shocked after deadly Spain train crash - The Latest

    Spain has begun three days of mourning after at least 69 people were killed and more than 100 were injured in a crash between two high-speed trains. The town of Urda has become the site of a major operation, as emergency services continue to search through the wreckage and...

  11. The Guardian Left Factuality: Very high GB
    Spain begins mourning period as search continues for train crash victims

    Emergency services, drones and dog unit continue to comb carriages as Civil Guard sets up clinics for relatives to provide DNA samples How did the Spain train crash happen and what will investigators be asking? Spain began three days of mourning on Thursday for at least 69...

  12. ABC News (US) Leans left Factuality: High US
    Families hold out hope for loved ones missing after deadly Spain train crash

    Families are desperately searching for missing loved ones after two high-speed trains collided in central Spain

  13. The New York Times Left Factuality: Very high US
    Is There a ‘Safest Seat’ in a Train Crash? Experts Say It’s Not So Simple.

    After a high-speed collision near Toledo, Spain, killed at least 69 people, rail safety experts said the rough consensus that it is best to sit in the middle of a train has its limits.

  14. USA TODAY Leans left Factuality: High US
    Spanish train crash death toll rises to 69 as rescuers search for victims - USA Today

    Spanish train crash death toll rises to 69 as rescuers search for victims USA Today

  15. The New York Times Left Factuality: Very high US
    What We Know About the Deadly Train Crash in Spain

    A train accident near Toledo, Spain, which killed at least 69 people, was one of the deadliest in the country’s history.

  16. Reddit Leans left Factuality: Mixed US
    Protests erupt in Spain after train crash kills dozens

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    Mixed reliability
  17. NBC News Leans left Factuality: High US
    Protests erupt in Spain after train crash kills dozens

    Far-right demonstrators clashed with police outside the country’s Transportation Ministry, where they had gathered to call for the prime minister’s resignation.

  18. TIME Leans left Factuality: High US
    Spanish Train Crash Death Toll Rises to 69 as Rescuers Work to Identify Victims

    A high-speed train slammed into another Wednesday, killing at least 69 people and injuring dozens in the country’s second deadly rail collision this year.

  19. South China Morning Post Leans right Factuality: High HK
    Spain begins 3 days of mourning after high-speed train disaster

    Spain began three days of mourning on Thursday after its second high-speed rail collision this year killed 69 people and injured scores, with relatives desperately seeking news about their loved ones. One of Europe’s deadliest train disasters this century has raised fresh...

  20. DW News Center Factuality: Very high DE
    Spain train crash: PM Sanchez calls for investigation as 3 days of mourning begins

    Emergency crews worked through the night after a high-speed train collision killed 69 people. PM Pedro Sanchez has pledged a full investigation into Spain's second major train accident this year.

  21. euronews (English) Center Factuality: High FR
    Europe Today: Second high-speed rail disaster in nine months leaves Spain in grief

    At least 68 people died when two high-speed trains collided south of Madrid, Spain's second deadly rail crash this year. In Montreal, EU leaders meet Mark Carney to launch an 'Alliance for the Future'. We also look at next week's US midterms, Ukraine's defence capabilities,...

  22. RT Right Factuality: Very low State media RU
    Fury erupts outside Spanish Transport Ministry after train disaster (VIDEOS)

    Protesters clashed with police outside Spain’s Transport Ministry after a high-speed train collision killed at least 68 people near Toledo

    Possible propagandaLow reliability sourceHigh-risk contentState-funded media
  23. euronews (English) Center Factuality: High FR
    Spain: Madrid mourns train crash victims as rescuers work through the night

    Spain reels from the deadly Toledo high-speed train collision that killed 68 and injured more than 100, sparking grief, protests and calls for resignations.

  24. The Globe and Mail Center Factuality: High CA
    At least 68 dead after two high-speed trains collide in Spain

    A high-speed train collided with a stationary train in Spain on Wednesday, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens in the country’s second deadly rail crash this year.

  25. The Wall Street Journal Leans right Factuality: Very high US
    Spain’s Second High-Speed Train Crash This Year Leaves Dozens Dead

    At least 68 people were killed when two trains collided south of Madrid.

  26. euronews (English) Center Factuality: High FR
    Spain: Rescuers search mangled train wreckage near Toledo

    At least 68 people have been killed and dozens more injured after two high-speed trains collided near Urda, in central Spain’s Toledo province, on Wednesday, 28 October. Authorities warned the toll could rise further as rescuers searched the wreckage.

  27. ABC News (US) Leans left Factuality: High US
    Spain’s 4 deadly train crashes this year, at a glance

    Wednesday’s collision between two high-speed trains in central Spain was the second fatal crash in nine months on a network long held up as a national success story

  28. euronews (English) Center Factuality: High FR
    Spain: First footage reveals wreckage of deadly high-speed train crash

    At least 10 people died when a high-speed train struck another near Toledo, Spain. Two carriages derailed, leaving rescuers searching through the wreckage as authorities warned the death toll could rise.

  29. euronews (English) Center Factuality: High FR
    First aerial images show scene of deadly train crash in Toledo, Spain

    Aerial footage shows the aftermath of a collision between two high-speed trains near Urda, in Spain's Toledo province, as emergency crews continue rescue and response operations.

  30. Fox News Right Factuality: Mostly factual US
    Spain high-speed railway crash kills at least 68 after train stopped on tracks

    A high-speed RENFE train slammed into a stopped IRYO train in Toledo province, derailing two cars and killing at least 68 people on Wednesday.

  31. NBC News Leans left Factuality: High US
    Spain train crash leaves at least 68 dead in second major collision this year

    Several Americans are among the injured and the U.S. is working with local authorities to provide help, the State Department said.

  32. RT Right Factuality: Very low State media RU
    Dozens killed in Spanish high-speed train collision (VIDEOS)

    At least 68 people have reportedly been killed in a high-speed train collision near Toledo, Spain

    Low reliability sourceHigh-risk contentState-funded media

Video coverage

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Newsweek Spain High-Speed Rail Collision Update: At Least 64 Killed in Crash
Washington Post At least 64 people killed after trains collide in Spain
The Sydney Morning Herald Spain train crash: The scene of disaster as rescue efforts continue
The Independent Live: Scene of high-speed train crash in Spain, with at least 68 feared dead
CBC News Safety of Spain's rail system questioned after 2nd fatal crash this year | Hanomansing Live
South China Morning Post At least 68 dead, dozens injured after high-speed train collision in Spain