Investigators find broken joint on track at deadly Spanish rail crash site, source says

Jan 20, 2026 - 08:00
Investigators find broken joint on track at deadly Spanish rail crash site, source says
People stand near a derailed train.

Experts probing the cause of Sunday's derailment of a high-speed train in Spain, which killed at least 40 people, found a broken joint on the rails, according to a source briefed on initial investigations into the disaster.