Spain's Deadly High-Speed Train Crash Sparks Public Outrage
A collision that left 69 dead, including athlete Julieta Gallego, has sparked anger and a massive recovery effort.
A deadly train collision occurred in Spain, marking the country's second fatal high‑speed train crash this year, and the death toll rose to 69.
Spanish rescuers searched for victims, picking through mangled carriages on Thursday as a massive recovery operation continued and crews searched for additional victims as the death toll rose.
Among those killed was Julieta Gallego, a Spanish long jumper who competed for Madrid‑based AD Sprint, and public anger grew after the violent collision, a story reported by NBC’s Raf Sanchez for TODAY.
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Death Toll Rises in High-Speed Train Crash in Spain
A massive recovery operation is underway in Spain with anger growing among the public after a violent high-speed train collision. Crews are searching for any additional victims as the death toll rises. NBC’s Raf Sanchez reports for TODAY.
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Spanish long jumper Julieta Gallego among victims of deadly train collision
Julieta Gallego, who competed for Madrid-based AD Sprint, among those killed in train crash in Spain.
Read the original →New York Post
Spanish rescuers search for victims as train crash death toll rises to 69
Rescuers picked through mangled carriages on Thursday in a grim search for victims of Spain's second fatal high-speed train crash this year.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- A deadly train collision occurred in Spain.
- Julieta Gallego is a Spanish long jumper.
- Julieta Gallego competed for Madrid-based AD Sprint.
- Julieta Gallego was among those killed in the train crash in Spain.
- Spanish rescuers searched for victims.
- The train crash death toll rose to 69.
- Rescuers picked through mangled carriages on Thursday.
- The crash was Spain's second fatal high-speed train crash this year.
- A massive recovery operation was underway in Spain.
- Anger was growing among the public after the violent high-speed train collision.
- Crews searched for additional victims as the death toll rose.
- NBC’s Raf Sanchez reported for TODAY.
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