Dozens feared dead after two high-speed trains collide in Spain
- On Wednesday, October 28, 2026, a Renfe AVE high-speed train rear-ended an Iryo service near Urda in Toledo province, derailing two carriages and prompting rail operator Adif to suspend the Madrid-Andalusia line.
- Rail operator Adif stated the rear-end collision occurred at kilometre point 118 on the Madrid-Seville route, with preliminary reports indicating one train struck a stationary service from behind.
- Regional spokeswoman Esther Padilla confirmed at least 10 deaths but cautioned "that number will surely rise" as emergency crews deployed three helicopters and two mobile intensive care units to the scene.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo cancelled Wednesday engagements following the tragedy, while authorities in Urda prepared a sports hall to accommodate survivors and injured passengers.
- This collision echoes the January 2026 Adamuz crash that killed 46 people, intensifying concerns about Spain's high-speed rail safety. Renfe drivers remain scheduled for a 24-hour nationwide strike on Thursday, October 29 over unresolved safety issues.
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Spain: First footage reveals wreckage of deadly high-speed train crash
At least 10 people died when a high-speed train struck another near Toledo, Spain. Two carriages derailed, leaving rescuers searching through the wreckage as authorities warned the death toll could rise.
At least 30 people died on Wednesday 28 October in the collision of two high-speed trains about 150 kilometres south of Madrid.
A deadly rail collision in central Spain has stopped one of the country's key high-speed routes. At least 30 people were killed on Wednesday when one high-speed train slammed into the near of another on the Madrid-Seville line in the province of Toledo, official said. The number of fatalities was...
In the reconstruction published by El País, an operator of the Atocha control center would have mistakenly given the green light to the convoy, despite the fact that the Iryo train was stationary on the same line
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