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On the morning of the 28th, two high-speed trains collided in the central Spanish province of Toledo, killing at least 10 people, injuring several others, and derailing some trains. Authorities have suspended the concerned railway services and launched an investigation.
On the morning of the 28th, two high-speed trains collided in the central Spanish province of Toledo, causing two carriages of one train to derail. At least 10 people died and many others were injured.
Spain’s state-owned Railway Infrastructure Authority said it had suspended train services between Madrid and the southern Andalusia region on the morning of the 28th due to a “collision between two trains.” A spokesman for the autonomous region of Castilla-La Mancha, where the accident occurred, said the cause of the accident and the number of injuries were still being confirmed.
However, government sources told Spanish media “El Pais” that at least 10 people had died, adding that the accident could be more serious than the Adamas railway accident in January this year. 45 people died in the Adamas accident. Other media, citing unofficial sources, said the number of victims was at least 39.
Spanish national television (TVE) reported that the cause of the accident was that a high-speed train hit the rear of another train, causing two of its carriages to derail.
Manuel Galán, mayor of the city of Urda, near Toledo, said emergency rescue units had asked him to prepare a gymnasium for the injured.
Spain’s political parties are preparing for elections next month, but have suspended scheduled campaign activities following the accident.
Spain’s Prime Minister Sanchez was shocked by the news of the train collision and saidsocial media Posted on
Central News Agency/Madrid Comprehensive foreign news report on the 28th
At least 10 people were killed in a collision between two trains in central Spain, and the number could rise, the Spanish national news agency and other local media reported.
Spain’s rail infrastructure management company (ADIF) said the accident happened this morning in the province of Toledo, the Associated Press reported. Railway services between the capital Madrid, Ciudad Real and the autonomous region of Andalusia have been suspended.
Spanish national television (TVE) reported that the accident involved two high-speed trains traveling in the same direction. One of them hit the rear of the other train, causing two of its bogies to derail.
Manuel Galan, mayor of the neighboring city of Urda, told TVE that some passengers were injured and that the civil protection unit had asked city authorities to prepare a gymnasium to house and care for the passengers.
Jesús Pérez, mayor of another neighboring village, Los Ybanes, told TVE that the accident appeared to be “serious.”
Emiliano García-Page, president of the Castilla La Mancha autonomous region, posted on the social platform X that he was heading to the crash site.
Autonomous region spokeswoman Esther Padilla said authorities had confirmed 10 deaths so far, but “this number will certainly increase.”
