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At least 64 dead in Spain’s high-speed train crash
At least 64 people died when two Spanish high-speed trains collided on Wednesday, with rescue workers scouring the wreckage for more bodies after Spain's second deadly rail accident this year.
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What the coverage shows
All outlets converge on a high-speed train collision in Spain and a death toll that is repeatedly described as at least 30 or still rising, with several extracts noting that casualties may increase. The main divergence is in the framing of the count: France 24, BBC News, Reuters and Fox News still lead with lower figures of 10 in some updates, while The Independent says 46 feared dead, Al Jazeera says 39 killed, and The Guardian also adds 80 injured in one update. Only some outlets specify route and location details such as Toledo province or the Madrid-Seville line, and CNBC alone notes it as the second deadly high-speed collision in Spain this year.
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