Train crash disaster that claimed 68 lives sparks violent demonstrations and clashes with riot cops in Madrid as audio of controller’s ‘catastrophic error’ emerges

Violent demonstrations erupted in Madrid last night amid growing public anger over the failures that led to Wednesday’s deadly train collision, which killed 68 people. 

It comes as an audio recording from the control centre, made minutes before the crash, has emerged, revealing how operators failed to warn one of the train drivers of the impending collision. 

Riots erupted outside the Ministry of Transport, with protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and transport minister Oscar Puente.

The tragic incident yesterday saw three carriages derailed when a Renfe train travelling from Madrid to Seville collided with a stationary Iryo one on

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