Two High-Speed Trains Collide in Spain

Reform.news Editorial Team · 28 October 2026, 12:02

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Two trains have collided near Toledo, Spain. A Renfe AVE high-speed train travelling from Madrid to Seville collided with an Iryo train travelling in the opposite direction.

Adif, the company responsible for managing railway infrastructure, has suspended traffic on the Madrid–Andalusia high-speed line.

According to El País, eyewitnesses reported numerous casualties. Two carriages derailed and fell down an embankment. No official information on casualties has been released so far.

Minutes before the accident, the Renfe train had slowed down because of traffic problems on the line.

Update, 12:25

The government of the Castilla-La Mancha region has confirmed that 10 people were killed. The death toll could rise. Dozens of people are reported to have been injured.