Spain

Officials blame a control centre order for Wednesday's crash following a critical train signalling system failure.

A canine unit and cranes have been deployed to aid search and rescue efforts following the deadly crash.

After the country’s second major rail disaster in a year, Spaniards were confronting questions about the safety of their once-vaunted rail system.

The recordings appear to show one high-speed train was given clearance to move even though another up ahead had stalled.

Second tragedy on line in about nine months raises questions about levels of investment in railway maintenance.

The crash, between a moving train and another that was stopped further up the track, was caused by an "inexplicable" error, the transport minister said.

The accident, the second in less than a year on the same busy rail line, was one of the deadliest in the country’s history.

Fernando Seco, 62, said he and others moved at least a dozen wounded passengers from the crash site, using parts of the wreckage as makeshift stretchers.

Survivors of the train crash in Spain have spoken of their shock, panic and anger at the accident in Toledo province on Wednesday.

People have been killed after a Spanish high-speed train collided with another train south of the capital Madrid, making this the country's worst disaster since 2013.

A train accident near Toledo, Spain, which killed at least 68 people, was one of the deadliest in the country’s history.

Health Minister Monica Garcia says emergency workers are focusing on rescuing survivors.