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Spanish PM: 'We're going to find out the truth'

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Phil Gayle | Jan-Philipp Scholz in Adamuz, Spain
January 19, 2026

Dozens of people were killed and more than 100 injured in a high-speed train crash in Spain. On Monday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited the site of the accident and promised an investigation.

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