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Spain train crash: What happened in the 17 minutes before the collision?

An IT failure halted several trains on the Madrid–Seville high-speed line, but the crash came after Adif’s control centre authorised an AVE to resume its journey. Investigators are examining what caused the collision, which killed 69 people.

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00:01Following Wednesday's deadly train crashed south of the Spanish capital Madrid,
00:05which killed at least 74 people and injured more than 100 others.
00:11Investigators have uncovered new details about what happened.
00:14According to the latest findings, a few minutes prior to the incident,
00:18an IT failure disrupted communications and caused the LZB safety system to fail.
00:24The collision, which happens just before 9am on the Madrid-Savir high-speed line,
00:29took place near the town of Urda in the central Spanish province of Toledo.
00:34The AV train, run by Remfi, ran into the back of an IRIO train that was stationary on the same
00:40track.
00:41The LZB safety system transmits information between railway infrastructure
00:45and trains to monitor traffic and maintain safe distances.
00:49But alternative procedures are in place to manage train movements,
00:53according to a reconstruction published by the Ministry of Transport and Communications,
00:58a controller authorised the AV driver to resume his journey under normal running conditions,
01:04even though the main signalling system had failed.
01:07The government has initially suggested possible human error at Ajif's control centre,
01:12but responsibility has not yet been determined.
01:16Now investigators will need to establish whether operating protocols were correctly followed
01:21and why the AV was given authorisation to resume its journey.
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