At Least 10 Dead in Spain Train Collision
Two high-speed trains traveling in the same direction collided in central Spain, with one striking the rear of the other.
At least 10 people were killed when two high-speed trains collided in central Spain on Wednesday morning, according to reports from the country's state-owned news agency and other local media. The accident occurred in the province of Toledo.
Rail service between Madrid, Ciudad Real, and Andalusia has been suspended following the incident. Spain's rail system operator, ADIF, confirmed the crash.
Initial reports from Spanish state broadcaster TVE indicate that the two trains were traveling in the same direction. The collision happened when one train struck the tail of the other, causing two of its cars to derail.
Manuel Galán, the mayor of the nearby town of Urda, informed TVE that passengers had sustained injuries. He also stated that civil protection authorities had requested his town hall to prepare a sports pavilion to receive passengers.
Jesús Pérez, the mayor of another nearby village, Los Yébenes, described the accident as "serious" to TVE. The regional president of Castilla La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, announced on X that he was en route to the crash site.
This incident follows a previous deadly train accident in southern Spain in January, where 45 people died when a train derailed and collided with an oncoming train. That crash, the deadliest in Spain since 2013 when 80 people were killed, had previously shaken public confidence in the nation's extensive high-speed rail network.