{"id":42970,"date":"2026-02-16T10:19:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=42970"},"modified":"2026-02-16T10:19:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:19:04","slug":"at-least-39-dead-and-dozens-injured-in-high-speed-train-crash-in-spain-as-witnesses-describe-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=42970","title":{"rendered":"At least 39 dead and dozens injured in high-speed train crash in Spain as witnesses describe horror"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The screams began in the dark. Metal shrieked, glass exploded, and a high\u2011speed train suddenly became a battlefield of twisted steel and trapped souls. In seconds, a quiet Sunday journey turned into Spain\u2019s deadliest rail disaster in over a decade. 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