OREANDA-NEWS  The number of victims of a collision between two trains in Spain has increased to 68, said the head of the government of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Emiliano Garcia-Pahe.

"According to the latest data that we have, 68 people died," he told reporters, his speech was shown by RTVE TV channel.
High-speed train collision in Spain

The disaster occurred on the Madrid— Andalusia high-speed railway line, between the cities of Los Jebenes and Urda, at 09:00 a.m. on October 28.
 
The accident occurred on the Madrid—Andalusia high-speed railway at 09:00. A train traveling from the capital to Seville crashed from behind into a stopped train. Two wagons derailed and fell from the embankment. According to the latest data, more than 179 people were injured.

According to Transport Minister Oscar Puente, the cause of the collision was a computer malfunction that disabled the security system.