The death toll from the train crash in southern Spain continues to rise as officials are left perplexed by the cause, but rule out sabotage.

The high-speed train crash that killed 45 people in Spain on Sunday may have been caused by a rail fracture that likely occurred before the accident, based on preliminary findings of a probe into the disaster.

Experts investigating the cause of a train crash in Spain that killed 40 people have found a broken joint on the rails.

MADRID, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A commuter train collided with a crane arm that swung into its path in southeastern Spain on Thursday, the transport minister said, in the country's fourth rail accident in less than a week.

Desperate search to find Boro – the dog who survived Spanish train horror - Ana García’s dog Boro fled from the wreckage of the high-speed train crash in Spain

A person waiting for a train was killed when a Tesla drove into the boarding area at a Folsom light-rail station Thursday. The crash happened shortly before 3 p.m. on Jan. 22 at the Iron Point Station, near an outlet mall next to Highway 50, the Sacramento Regional Transit District said.

Maintenance spending on Spain's high-speed network needs to increase to 150,000 euros per km from the current 110,000 euros, according to estimates by Jose Trigueros, president of

Now, though things feel different: "It's not that there's psychosis, but it does make you just a bit reluctant to get on a train, without a doubt." In just a few tragic days since two high-speed trains collided in this southern region of Spain,