Watch: What leaked audio reveals about Spain train crash

Watch: What leaked audio reveals about Spain train crash

Recordings between a control centre and the train drivers appear to show one train was given clearance to move even though another train had stalled on the track.

Leaked audio recordings published by Spanish media have shed light on communications between a control centre and train drivers in the moments before two trains collided outside Toledo.

Officials are investigating the cause of the disaster, which occurred when a train from Madrid to Seville barrelled into a stationary train.

Southern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford explains what the audio reveals.

This is the opening of the story, shared with credit to BBC News — Europe. The rest of the report — with every detail — continues on the publisher’s website.

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