Controller Refused to Testify After Authorizing Fatal Speed Order in Spain Train Crash
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A controller at Madrid's Atocha station authorized the Renfe AVE to resume normal speed without visual confirmation the track was clear; that controller has since refused to testify before the Civil Guard. Prime Minister Sanchez acknowledged 'broken trust' in Spain's high-speed rail system. A Semaf union strike canceled 81% of commuter services in Madrid. Spain's death toll correction: an earlier erroneous figure of 74 was corrected to 69. Victims represent 27 nationalities, with 51 foreign citizens involved.
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