Recent Deadly Train Derailments in Europe

A look at 13 other accidents before the crash in Spain.

Train Derails in Spain - Last Wednesday, a train carrying 218 passengers derailed as it came into a curve, sliding off the tracks and crashing into a concrete wall. The train was reported to have been traveling in excess of its 50 mph speed limit, with the Spanish rail agency saying the brakes should have been applied much sooner before the train hit the curve. The death toll has climbed to 79. (Photo: El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez/AP Photo)

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Train Crash in Spain - A Spanish train derailed as it rounded a bend, killing 80 people Wednesday. Investigators say the train was traveling at twice the speed limit. Take a look at recent deadly train accidents in Europe before Wednesday's crash, compiled by the Associated Press. (Photo: AP Photo/ El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernandez)

July 12, 2013 - Six people are killed and nearly 200 injured just south of Paris when four cars slide off the tracks as a passenger train speeds through the small French town of Bretigny-sur-Orge.(Photo: AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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July 12, 2013 - Six people are killed and nearly 200 injured just south of Paris when four cars slide off the tracks as a passenger train speeds through the small French town of Bretigny-sur-Orge.(Photo: AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

April 22, 2012 - A woman dies of injuries a day after two trains collide head-on in Amsterdam. At least 16 people are seriously injured. (Photo: JERRY LAMPEN/AFP/Getty Images)

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April 22, 2012 - A woman dies of injuries a day after two trains collide head-on in Amsterdam. At least 16 people are seriously injured. (Photo: JERRY LAMPEN/AFP/Getty Images)

April 13, 2012 - Three people are killed and 13 injured in a train crash near Frankfurt when two trains collide and derail. (Photo: REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach)

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April 13, 2012 - Three people are killed and 13 injured in a train crash near Frankfurt when two trains collide and derail. (Photo: REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach)

March 3, 2012 - Two trains collide head-on in southern Poland, killing at least eight people and injuring around 50. (Photo: REUTERS/Peter Andrews)

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March 3, 2012 - Two trains collide head-on in southern Poland, killing at least eight people and injuring around 50. (Photo: REUTERS/Peter Andrews)

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Jan. 30, 2011 - A head-on collision between a cargo train and a passenger train kills at least 10 people and injures 23 near the eastern German village of Hordorf. (Photo: Marco Prosch/Getty Images)

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Jan. 30, 2011 - A head-on collision between a cargo train and a passenger train kills at least 10 people and injures 23 near the eastern German village of Hordorf. (Photo: Marco Prosch/Getty Images)

Dec. 9, 2010 - One person is killed and two others are injured after a train derailed in southern Greece between the southern cities of Argos and Tripoli. (Photo: MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images)

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Dec. 9, 2010 - One person is killed and two others are injured after a train derailed in southern Greece between the southern cities of Argos and Tripoli. (Photo: MAHMUD TURKIA/AFP/Getty Images)

Aug. 6, 2010 - A train derails in southern Italy, killing one passenger and leaving about 30 injured on the outskirts of Naples, its destination. (Photo: REUTERS/AGN Photo)

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Aug. 6, 2010 - A train derails in southern Italy, killing one passenger and leaving about 30 injured on the outskirts of Naples, its destination. (Photo: REUTERS/AGN Photo)

July 23, 2010 - Switzerland's popular Glacier Express tourist train derails in the Alps, killing one person and injuring 42 on its spectacular journey between Zermatt and St. Moritz. (Photo: REUTERS/Police Valais/Handout)

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July 23, 2010 - Switzerland's popular Glacier Express tourist train derails in the Alps, killing one person and injuring 42 on its spectacular journey between Zermatt and St. Moritz. (Photo: REUTERS/Police Valais/Handout)

Feb. 15, 2010 - A train wreck in Buizingen, Belgium, kills 18 people and injures 55. (Photo: Mark Renders/Getty Images)

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Feb. 15, 2010 - A train wreck in Buizingen, Belgium, kills 18 people and injures 55. (Photo: Mark Renders/Getty Images)

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July 1, 2009 - Thirty-two people are killed and 26 injured when a train carrying liquefied gas derails and explodes while traveling through a downtown neighborhood in the Tuscan seaside town of Viareggio. (Photo: Getty Images)

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July 1, 2009 - Thirty-two people are killed and 26 injured when a train carrying liquefied gas derails and explodes while traveling through a downtown neighborhood in the Tuscan seaside town of Viareggio. (Photo: Getty Images)

Oct. 6, 2008 - A local passenger train runs into the back of a long-distance train near Budapest, Hungary, killing four people and injuring 26.(Photo: REUTERS/Karoly Arvai)

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Oct. 6, 2008 - A local passenger train runs into the back of a long-distance train near Budapest, Hungary, killing four people and injuring 26.(Photo: REUTERS/Karoly Arvai)

Jan. 27, 2008 - A passenger train derails in central Turkey, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens of others, possibly due to ice on the tracks. (Photo: REUTERS/Cihan News Agency)

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Jan. 27, 2008 - A passenger train derails in central Turkey, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens of others, possibly due to ice on the tracks. (Photo: REUTERS/Cihan News Agency)

July 3, 2006 - A local passenger train crashes in the southern city of Valencia, killing 43 people. Excessive speed is blamed. (Photo : JOSE JORDAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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July 3, 2006 - A local passenger train crashes in the southern city of Valencia, killing 43 people. Excessive speed is blamed. (Photo : JOSE JORDAN/AFP/Getty Images)