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Chilling Audio Reveals Fatal Words Before Crash Killed 69

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Anadolu / Anadolu via Getty Images Chilling audio has exposed the baffling instruction to propel a high-speed train at normal speed directly toward a stalled passenger train, causing a devastating rail collision that killed 69 people and left dozens injured. Heading from Madrid toward Seville on Wednesday morning, the trailing train was given clearance to proceed after an automated signaling failure forced other trains along the line to halt. Leaked recordings reveal a central controller telling the trailing driver to “proceed under [Lateral Signalling Block], at normal speed with normal…

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    Chilling Audio Reveals Fatal Words Before Crash Killed 69

    Anadolu / Anadolu via Getty Images Chilling audio has exposed the baffling instruction to propel a high-speed train at normal speed directly toward a stalled passenger train, causing a devastating rail collision that killed 69 people and left dozens injured. Heading from...