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Fátima Báñez, ex-employment minister, among 69 dead in Spain train crash

Báñez chaired the CEOE, Spain's main business employers' group, and served as employment minister from 2011 to 2018. Two trains collided on Wednesday near Urda, south of Madrid: a Renfe train hit an Iryo train stopped after a computer failure. Transport minister Óscar Puente called the control centre's decision to let trains move again "inexplicable", and more than 100 people were injured.

By BriefTea Editorial · 29 October 2026 at 14:55

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