Death toll in Spain train crash rises to 78, worst since 1944
A train hurtled off the tracks in northwest Spain killing at least 78 passengers and injuring more than 140, an official said Thursday, with the media suggesting the tragedy could be due to speeding.
(AFP) A train hurtled off the tracks in northwest Spain killing at least 78 passengers and injuring more than 140, an official said Thursday, with the media suggesting the tragedy could be due to speeding.
Four carriages overturned in the smash late Wednesday, smoke billowing from the wreckage, as bodies were lain out under blankets along the tracks.
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