https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/cambridge-scientist-marta-shahbazi-dies-in-spanish-train-crashContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/cambridge-scientist-marta-shahbazi-dies-in-spanish-train-crashhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/cambridge-scientist-marta-shahbazi-dies-in-spanish-train-crash#u174323Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:41:00 +0000Dr Marta Shahbazi, an award-winning University of Cambridge researcher, died in a train crash in Spain while traveling to receive an award for scientific excellence in developmental biology. The disaster claimed 69 lives, including four American citizens, alongside nationals from Japan and Canada. Official investigations indicate that traffic control errors caused the fatal accident, prompting renewed scrutiny over Spain's railway safety record. Tributes have poured in from her laboratory and colleagues, who remembered her as a talented, brilliant, and passionate young scientist.Why it ma