Wow! That headline’s a keeper, right? Such a simple, yet clever hook that was too good to pass up even at the risk of trivializing the suffering of 44 people who were killed and about another 305 injured in what Reuters reports has been four accidents this week on Spanish railroads.
The first and by far the deadliest was Sunday’s derailment and then collision between two high speed trains in the country’s southern Andalusian region in which the death toll has reached 43 with 15 of 292 injuries sustained termed as critical. Then on Tuesday a commuter train derailed after a containment wall fell on the track due to heavy rain near the city of Barcelona, killing the driver and seriously injuring four passengers. On Thursday in two separate incidents, construction cranes struck passing commuter trains in the country’s southeastern Murcia and and northwest Catalonia.
Understandably, Spain’s rail operators union called for a strike until government officials get safety regulations and inspections back on track. Hahahahaha! National Zero’s still got the juice!