EU funding: EPPO investigates train accident in Spain

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating possible fraud involving EU funding for the renovation of a high-speed rail line in Spain. After a train crash that left 46 people dead, allegations of evidence tampering have also surfaced.

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23. March 2026
In this grab taken from video provided by Guardia Civil, rescue workers at the scene after a high speed train collision, in Adamuz, Spain, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (Guardia Civil via AP)
This still from a Civil Guard video shows the train crash near Adamuz one day after the disaster. (picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Uncredited)

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Last updated: 23. March 2026