Spain’s 4 deadly train crashes this year, at a glance

Wednesday’s collision between two high-speed trains in central Spain was the second fatal crash in nine months on a network long held up as a national success storyPARIS -- Wednesday’s deadly collision between two high-speed trains in central Spain was the second fatal crash in nine months on a network that has long been a source of national pride.Spain has spent decades building Europe’s largest high-speed rail network, second only to China’s.Until this year, there had been no fatal incidents on its dedicated high-speed lines since the network opened in 1992, officials said.That ended with the disaster near Adamuz, which killed 46 people in January.That crash and Wednesday's both involved trains run by the state-owned company RENFE and private company IRYO on the track linking Madrid with the Andalusia region.The year has also seen fatal incidents on a commuter line near Barcelona and at a railroad crossing in central Spain.A look at four fatal train incidents in Spain this year:Two high-speed trains, both traveling from Madrid to Seville, collided near Urda, in Toledo province, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens more, regional authorities said.One train struck the rea...