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Is There a ‘Safest Seat’ in a Train Crash? Experts Say It’s Not So Simple.

After a high-speed collision near Toledo, Spain, killed at least 68 people, rail safety experts said the rough consensus that it is best to sit in the middle of a train has its limits.

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Emergency workers at the scene of a crash involving two trains near Toledo, Spain, on Wednesday.
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Spain Train Crash Kills at Least 68

The accident, the second in less than a year on the same busy rail line, was one of the deadliest in the country’s history.

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Emergency services work at the scene of a crash between two trains in Urda, Spain, on Wednesday.
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What We Know About the Deadly Train Crash in Spain

A train accident near Toledo, Spain, which killed at least 68 people, was one of the deadliest in the country’s history.

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A train en route to Seville slammed into another that was parked on the tracks on Wednesday.
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