Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Deadly train crash in Spain kills at least 68.
Transcript
Vocabulary in this episode
- bulletin
You’ll hear words from the bulletin about a deadly train crash in Spain.
A bulletin is a short, official news report.
- deadly
You’ll hear words from the bulletin about a deadly train crash in Spain.
Deadly means that it causes death or could cause death.
- crash
You’ll hear words from the bulletin about a deadly train crash in Spain.
A crash is an accident in which vehicles hit each other or something else.
- collided
You heard “collided” in the news.
Here, collided means hit each other.
- collided
For example: Two bicycles collided at the corner.
The bicycles hit each other.
- derailed
You heard “derailed” in the news.
Here, derailed means left the railway tracks.
- derailed
For example: The train derailed after a tree fell across the tracks.
The train left the rails it travels on.
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Sources
- RechercheTrain travel in Spain grew by 40% from 2019 to 2024, and 25 million passengers used high-speed trains in Spain in the first half of 2026.
- RechercheThe Renfe train hit the stationary Iryo train on the line between Madrid and Seville, near Toledo; the trains carried about 540 people, local officials said.
- BBC NewsSpanish rail crash: Bloodied, dazed and angry - how passengers' rail journey turned to disaster
