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What leaked audio reveals about Spain train crash

Recordings between a control centre and the train drivers appear to show one train was given clearance to move even though another train had stalled on the track.

· 661 words· updated October 29, 2026 at 04:50 PM

Leaked audio recordings published by Spanish media have shed light on communications between a control centre and train drivers in the moments before two trains collided outside Toledo.

Officials are investigating the cause of the disaster, which occurred when a train from Madrid to Seville barrelled into a stationary train.

Southern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford explains what the audio reveals.

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