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Live blog: the death toll has risen to 64 after two high-speed trains collided in Spain's Toledo province.
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Live blog: the death toll has risen to 64 after two high-speed trains collided in Spain's Toledo province.
At least 31 people were killed when two high-speed trains collided in Toledo province, one of Spain's deadliest rail disasters.
Video: aerial footage shows the aftermath of the deadly train collision in Spain.
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