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Santiago de Compostela derailment

The Santiago de Compostela derailment occurred on 24 July 2013, when an Alvia high-speed train traveling from Madrid to Ferrol, in the north-west of Spain, derailed at high speed on a bend about 4 kilometres outside of the railway station at... Wikipedia
Number of deaths: 80
Date: July 24, 2013
Injuries (nonfatal): 140
Cause: Overspeed on curve
Coordinates: 42°51′34.2″N 8°31′40″W / 42.859500°N 8.52778°W
Crew: 4