Authorities investigate deadly transport accidents in Spain and Turkey

Investigations are underway in Spain and Turkey following a series of major transport accidents, including a deadly high-speed train collision and multiple severe road crashes.
Authorities in Spain and Turkey are conducting investigations following a series of fatal transport accidents across both nations.
In central Spain, a collision between two high-speed Renfe trains near Los Yebenes in Toledo province left 64 people dead after two carriages derailed and fell down a slope along the Madrid-Seville line.
In Turkey, emergency crews responded to multiple severe road crashes. A head-on collision between two cars in Ankara's Polatlı district killed three people and injured four. In Isparta province, a midibus carrying seasonal farm workers hit a truck, injuring 17 passengers. Another freight truck collision resulted in one death and three injuries.
Official inquiries into all incidents remain ongoing.
Sources: Anadolu Ajansı (Anadolu Agency), Bianet, Cumhuriyet, TRT Haber (Turkish Radio and Television Corporation)
Sources
- Bianet — Isparta: İşçi taşıyan midibüs TIR'a çarptı, 17 tarım işçisi yaralandı
- Cumhuriyet — Ankara'da katliam gibi kaza! Otomobiller kafa kafaya çarpıştı: 3 ölü, 4 yaralı
- TRT Haber (Turkish Radio and Television Corporation) — Tır kamyona arkadan çarptı: 1 can kaybı, 3 yaralı
- Anadolu Ajansı (Anadolu Agency) — İspanya'daki iki hızlı trenin çarpıştığı kazada 64 kişi hayatını kaybetti
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