At least 10 people have died following a collision between two high-speed trains in central Spain, according to local media reports and rail authorities. The fatal crash occurred Wednesday morning in the province of Toledo, prompting the immediate suspension of rail services between Madrid, Ciudad Real, and Andalusia.
State broadcaster TVE reported that the accident involved two high-speed trains traveling in the same direction. According to the preliminary reporting, one of the trains ran into the rear of the other, forcing two passenger cars off the tracks.
Local municipal officials mobilized in the immediate aftermath of the disaster. Manuel Galán, the mayor of the nearby town of Urda, told TVE that multiple passengers sustained injuries. He noted that civil protection authorities requested assistance from the town hall, instructing officials to prepare a local sports pavilion to receive and treat affected passengers.
Another local official, Mayor Jesús Pérez of Los Yébenes, described the accident to the state broadcaster as a severe emergency.
Regional leadership also responded swiftly to the tragedy. Emiliano García-Page, the regional president of Castilla-La Mancha, stated on social media platform X that he was traveling directly to the crash site to monitor the emergency response.
Rail operator ADIF confirmed the incident and the disruption of vital transit corridors across the region. The tragedy marks the latest major rail disaster in the country, following a January incident in southern Spain where 45 people died after a train derailed and struck an oncoming service. Wednesday’s crash is the deadliest in Spain since a 2013 derailment claimed 80 lives, incidents that have heavily tested public confidence in the nation’s extensive high-speed rail infrastructure.
