Spanish Transport Minister Blames Train Crash That Killed 68 on ‘Inexplicable’ Error

Spanish authorities are investigating the cause behind a high-speed train collision Wednesday morning that killed at least 68 people and injured dozens of others. The country’s transport minister suggested that a combination of “inexplicable” human error and a computer failure was likely behind the tragedy, which occurred near Urda, Toledo, more than 80 miles south of Madrid.Transport Minister Óscar Puente said in a press conference that the state-operated Renfe train slamming into the rear of a stationary private train operated by Iryo was due to an “inexplicable” order from a command center for Spain’s trains. Puente said the center had a computer malfunction before the order.“It was the control center, through its operators, that made the decision to resume traffic, under circumstances that, from our point of view, are inexplicable,” Puente said. He added later: “Clearly, it was a wrong decision.”Puente said that they have identified the person who decided to let the Renfe train continue moving even though the Iryo one had already stopped, but he has not spoken to the control center operator. “This person is subject to whatever the investigation determines,” Puente said in the p...