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Two high-speed trains collide in Spain, at least 30 dead
The collision comes nine months after 46 people were killed in an accident between high-speed trains belonging to the same operators on the same line
Reuters, Madrid
Published: 28 Oct 2026, 03:52 PM
An aerial view of the crash site after two high-speed trains collided, in Urda, Spain, 28 October 2026, in this screengrab taken from a video. Source: Spanish Civil Guard
Two high-speed trains have collided in Spain on the line
connecting Madrid to Spain's southern Andalusia region, rail operator Adif said
on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people.
The collision comes nine months after an accident between
high-speed trains belonging to the same operators on the same line that killed
46 people.
That crash in January, which occurred after a train derailed and smashed into an oncoming train near Adamuz, in Cordoba province, triggered a debate about the level of investment in railway maintenance in recent years.
"Traffic on the Madrid-Andalusia high-speed rail line
has been suspended following a rear-end collision between two trains,"
Adif said in a message posted on X on Wednesday.
A Renfe and an Iryo train crashed just after 9am (0800 GMT),
causing two Iryo wagons to derail, a government spokesperson for the Castilla
La Mancha region said, adding that the cause and number of injuries were still
being determined.
At least 10 people died in the collision, a regional
government source said.
Footage by regional Castilla La Mancha Television showed a
derailed train with at least one carriage remaining on an elevated section of
track while twisted metal, broken panels and wreckage could be seen strewn
across an embankment beneath the line.
Rail operator Adif said the incident occurred on the line
from Madrid to Seville.
Manuel Galan, mayor of nearby town of Urda, told Cadena SER
that emergency services had asked the town council to prepare emergency
facilities, including a sports hall, to accommodate passengers and the injured.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's agenda, published on the Spanish government's website, had been cleared for the day. The opposition People's Party also cancelled all campaign events, a spokesperson said.