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Is There a ‘Safest Seat’ in a Train Crash? Experts Say It’s Not So Simple.

29 October 2026 at 03:16
After a high-speed collision near Toledo, Spain, killed at least 68 people, rail safety experts said the rough consensus that it is best to sit in the middle of a train has its limits.

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Emergency workers at the scene of a crash involving two trains near Toledo, Spain, on Wednesday.

Spain Crash Survivor Describes a ‘Twisted Tangle of Metal’

28 October 2026 at 17:29
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.

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The scene of the crash on Wednesday, near Toledo, Spain.
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