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A Renfe train ploughed into a stationary Iryo train south of Madrid on Wednesday morning, killing 69 people, according to France 24. The toll from the country's second high-speed train collision this year has risen to 69, with scores more injured. FRANCE 24 reported that Spain began demanding answers on Thursday as distraught relatives sought news of loved ones. The Renfe service, run by the state operator, struck the back of a train belonging to the private company Iryo. The report describes it as one of Europe's deadliest rail disasters this century, and the excerpt gave no details on the cause or any official investigation.