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Americans among injured in Spain rail collision, CBS reports

Leigh Kiniry's report from Urda follows survivors and rescue crews after a high-speed train struck a stationary train.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 133,746 views a day, 17 times a normal first day on this channel (7,730).

Late developments on Spain train derailment that killed at least 68 people

CBS Evening News reporter Leigh Kiniry describes passengers making their way through wreckage while rescue crews search the derailed carriages in Urda, Spain. At least 68 people were killed, most of them aboard the stationary train struck from behind.

One survivor describes being thrown into the air and says his friend is more badly hurt. Ambulances and a helicopter carry victims away. Another passenger questions how a collision like this could happen with modern railway technology.

The report examines an automatic system shutdown before the crash, with the cause still under investigation. It also includes archival footage of January's rail disaster on the same line, placing the collision alongside an earlier tragedy rather than treating it as an isolated event.

The short report drew an estimated 134,000 views in its first day, far above the channel's usual audience for Shorts. Reporting from Urda, Kiniry says the U.S. State Department has confirmed several Americans are among the injured, and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has pledged an investigation.

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