At least 68 people dead in Spain's second major train crash this year
- On Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, a state-owned Renfe high-speed train collided with a stationary Iryo service near Urda in Toledo province, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens.
- Transport Minister Oscar Puente reported a computer communications failure disabled safety systems, prompting an erroneous instruction for the Renfe train to proceed despite an active red signal.
- Emergency crews continue searching wreckage for survivors and bodies while the regional government of Castilla-La Mancha confirmed 58 people require hospital treatment.
- The Royal Spanish Football Federation suspended all 24 Copa del Rey matches scheduled for Wednesday as a "mark of respect," while rail operator ADIF halted traffic on the Madrid-Andalusia corridor indefinitely.
- This marks Spain's second major high-speed rail crash this year, following a January accident near Adamuz that killed 46 people and deepened concerns about rail liberalization and maintenance adequacy.
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The wife of world champion Marc Cucurella was on the train following the fatal collision in Spain. "Under the shock," she testified on her social networks.
Pillar of the socialist campaign, the minister of transport Óscar Puente is very fragile by the tragedy of Urda, which caused the death of at least 69 people. It is the whole equation of the electoral campaign that is changed, one month from the election.
Spain is in mourning, while one of the worst train crashes in its history occurred on Wednesday, October 28. At least 69 victims have lost their lives. Of the 100 injured are nationals and survivors of Canada. Let's sum up what we know about this most deadly tragedy in the country since 2013.Read also: Canada-EU Summit: Mark Carney and PSPP are snuggling and explain whyThe tragedy occurred around 8:53 a.m. local time, in the municipality of Urda…
The death toll was 69 on Thursday morning. Six Canadians were injured and another was still missing as a result of the accident.
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