At least 68 people dead in Spain's second major train crash this year
Authorities said 64 people were killed as rescuers searched wreckage and suspended service on the Madrid-to-Andalusia high-speed line.
- 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 death toll was 69 on Thursday morning. Six Canadians were injured and another was still missing as a result of the accident.
Spanish Transport Minister Blames Train Crash That Killed 68 on ‘Inexplicable’ Error
Emergency services personnel are working at the scene of the train crash in Urda, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, on Oct. 28, 2026 —Alejandro Martinez Velez—Europa Press/Getty ImagesSpanish authorities are investigating the cause behind a high-speed train collision Wednesday morning that killed at least 68 people and injured dozens of others. The country’s transport minister suggested that a combination of “inexplicable” human error and a com…
The high-speed train collision in Urda, Toledo, Spain, which killed at least 68 people, appears to have occurred due to a combination of incorrect control instructions and a gap in response following a safety system failure. A recording of communications between a controller and a train driver, released by the Spanish daily El País on the 29th (local time), reveals that in a situation where the train safety system had malfunctioned
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