Dozens feared dead after two high-speed trains collide in Spain
Authorities said 397 passengers were aboard the Renfe train and 147 on the Iryo train as rescue crews searched for survivors.
- On Wednesday, a high-speed Renfe train struck a stationary Iryo service near Urda, Toledo, killing at least 64 people and forcing suspension of the Madrid-Andalusia high-speed line.
- Transport Minister Óscar Puente confirmed the Renfe train was authorized to proceed despite an active red signal triggered by a computer communications failure, describing it as a 'breach of protocol.'
- The collision marks Spain's second major rail accident this year, following the January 18 Adamuz disaster that killed 46, with the Renfe train carrying 397 passengers and the Iryo service carrying 147.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez suspended his engagements to coordinate the emergency response, while the Spanish Football Federation postponed 24 Copa del Rey matches 'as a mark of respect and solidarity.'
- Rail workers' unions are questioning whether liberalization of high-speed services has matched necessary infrastructure upkeep as scrutiny intensifies one month before Spain's November 29 general election.
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A collision between two high-speed trains on the Madrid-Andalusian line caused at least 64 deaths and hundreds of injuries. Nine months after the Adamuz disaster, which had claimed the lives of 46 people, this new tragedy called into question the safety of the Spanish railway infrastructure and ignited the political debate one month after the parliamentary elections.
Dozens killed as two high-speed trains collide in Spain
At least 68 people were killed on Wednesday when a Renfe AVE high-speed train ran into the back of an Iryo train that was stopped on the Madrid-Seville line near Urda station, in the province of Toledo, according to the president of the Castilla-La Mancha region, Emiliano García-Page. Another 58 people were hospitalised, 15 of them in very serious condition, and authorities fear the death toll will rise.
At least 68 killed after high-speed train slams into another train in Spain
At least 68 people were killed Wednesday when a high-speed train crashed into the back of another train in central Spain, officials said. It is one of the deadliest train crashes in the country’s history, The New York Times reported.
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