At least 68 people dead in Spain's second major train crash this year
Rescue crews searched wreckage as officials said the cause was not known and rail service was suspended on the Madrid-Seville corridor.
- 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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Spain has declared three days of national mourning following this morning's train tragedy. A shaken Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez made the announcement from the disaster site in Urda. With parliamentary elections approaching, almost all parties have suspended their campaigns, although correspondent Jorn Lucas notices little of this. ‘Formally, they have been suspended. But the Partido Popular is also holding a press conference now, so you could s…
High-speed train crash in Spain kills at least 64 people
Spain suffered its second deadly high-speed train accident this year when one train on Wednesday slammed into another that had stopped on the tracks, with the impact shredding cars and killing at least 64 people.The regional government for Castilla La Mancha confirmed the death toll and said another
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