Second crash kills two in Spain

Tuesday 01 April 1997 23:02 BST
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The passenger train whose derailment in northern Spain killed 18 people was going four times as fast as it should have been when it crashed, authorities said.

Just hours after the disaster, a second derailment near Madrid which killed two people and injured 22 yesterday morning raised questions about the safety of Spain's rail system. Reuters - Madrid

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