
Spain Train Crash Death Toll Reaches 74; Overdue Computer Upgrades Emerge as Key Factor
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Death toll has risen to 74 per several sources; Toledo's morgue was overwhelmed; 64 people remain missing including a Mexican national; three 1990s-era computers underpinning the LZB system were overdue for replacement; Spain allocated only 16% of rail spending to maintenance vs. 33-39% in peer nations; a rally in Madrid demanded the transport minister's resignation; two new victims identified as a 24-year-old athlete and a 31-year-old Guardia Civil agent.
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