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At Least 10 Dead After Two High-Speed Trains Collide in Central Spain

Two high-speed trains collided in central Spain, and reports put the death toll at no fewer than 10, although sources differ on whether those deaths are confirmed.

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- ABC News reported that at least 10 people were dead after two trains collided on Spain's Madrid-AndalucĂ­a high-speed line, citing a spokeswoman for the Castilla-La Mancha region. The ABC News report did not describe how the collision happened.

The Guardian reported that at least 10 people were feared dead and many more injured after two high-speed trains collided in Toledo province in central Spain. According to the Guardian report, a high-speed train reportedly ran into the back of another service, knocking two carriages off track. The paper said Spain's state rail infrastructure authority had suspended services between Madrid and the southern region of AndalucĂ­a following a "rear-end collision."

The New York Times, in live coverage, reported that two high-speed passenger trains collided near Toledo. It noted that the crash came months after an earlier accident involving the same carriers that "killed dozens" and stunned the country.

The reports differ on the status of the dead. ABC News said at least 10 people were dead, while The Guardian said at least 10 were feared dead. The Guardian also said many more people were injured, a figure the other summaries did not give.

ABC News and The New York Times, in the summaries available, did not describe how the collision happened, and neither gave a total count of the injured. The Guardian's description of a rear-end collision was reported as such and was not confirmed in the other accounts reviewed.

Sources: The Guardian: Spain train crash: at least 10 feared dead after collision in Toledo province; ABC News: At least 10 killed in train collision on high-speed line in Spain; The New York Times: Live Updates: At Least 10 Killed in Train Collision in Spain, Officials Say.

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