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Deadly High-Speed Train Collision in Spain Kills Dozens

A high-speed train collision in Spain has killed dozens of people, the second deadly crash on the country's rail network in nine months, according to The Guardian.

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- A high-speed train collision in Spain has killed dozens of people, according to a CBS News video report by Imtiaz Tyab.

The Guardian, in a report by Ashifa Kassam from Madrid, referred to Wednesday's deadly crash as the Toledo crash and said it was the second deadly crash in nine months. The paper reported that the collision has cast doubt over Spain's high-speed rail network, which it said has long been regarded as a point of national pride.

According to the Guardian, Spain's high-speed network is the most extensive in Europe and the second largest in the world after China. The same report said that train travel in Spain has surged by 40 percent.

The Guardian's summary states that "Questions were raised before Toledo crash over rail safety," a point that was raised before the collision and not as a result of it.

The two reports differ in emphasis. CBS News focused on the number of people killed, while The Guardian focused on rail safety and the standing of the network. Neither the CBS News summary nor the Guardian summary available for this report gives a precise death toll beyond the word dozens, a cause for the collision, or the number of trains involved.

Sources: CBS News: Deadly high-speed train collision in Spain, dozens killed; The Guardian: Second fatal train collision this year casts doubt over Spain’s high-speed rail network.

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