Spain reckons with second deadly train crash of the year ahead of national election

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Wednesday's deadly train crash has dealt a serious blow to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s campaign. The accident in Toledo province killed 69 people and came just nine months after another deadly crash on the same line, leading to accusations from experts and the public of underinvestment in railway infrastructure under Sanchez's government after years of rapid network expansion.

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