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Wednesday's crash in the central region of Castilla-La Mancha is one of Europe's deadliest rail accidents this century and raised fresh questions about the safety of the world's second-largest high-speed network.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Witness Leon Dalziel-Bush, who saw the crash from his own vehicle, said the Volvo was going at such speed that "by the time I processed what had happened, it had gone".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Marisa Liebana could barely hold back her tears as she sought news about her nephew Francisco Jose, one of the 69 victims of this week's high-speed rail crash in Spain.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The crew of an Allied bomber survived a crash, a palace coup and death squads in Romania.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

It was like the wildest storm, when wind and rain crash and great surf waves thunder, except that the wind, the rain, and the waves were all made of fire.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

“To have two fatal crashes on the same line suggests there are management failings on the railways system in Spain.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The prime minister said it was "unacceptable" for Spain to have two serious train crashes in one year, and vowed to "get to the bottom of this" and determine if there was any negligence.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Wall Street manias and crashes, sadly, are about as variable as a Scooby-Doo episode.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

US regulators have heavily scrutinized Boeing's designs during certifications following a pair of MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 that together claimed 346 lives.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

The dense crashes of Sigurd’s enormous boots in the field grew closer behind her, getting louder, and she pumped her arms and legs faster.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Intel shares on Friday crashed about 30%, the worst session on record for a company that has traded on the U.S. stock market for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

When the railroad stocks crashed, nobody went and ripped up the rails and said, “Let’s go back to horses and carriages.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

One could imagine the terror of the sailors – possibly coastal people from the Levant region – as their ship crashed against the rocks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

After a website offering Chase Sapphire cardholders early access to World Cup tickets crashed for certain users, the bank was offering to compensate customers with 5,000 courtesy points.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Whenever the big ice floes drifted down from the north and crashed onshore, making thunderous sounds, he would tremble and turn pale.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

You may have noticed that this nirvana came crashing down a few years ago, when inflation, interest rates and the cost of debt began skyrocketing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Jamie-Lee Job said the bar lost several glass panels during that storm as the wind physically lifted them up and sent them crashing through a roof canopy.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

In January 2024, a landslide above the railroad sent soil and debris crashing onto the tracks at Mariposa Point, destroying the city’s pedestrian bridge and beach trail and temporarily interrupting rail service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO—Judi Gorski’s home overlooks one of this city’s newest and most spectacular attractions: a two-mile, car-free stretch of coastal highway where visitors bike, skateboard and stroll against a backdrop of crashing waves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Without saying a word to each other, George and Owen ran straight out onto the lake, their boots crashing through the thin ice and into the freezing water.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz