In Spain reported about 70 victims of the train crash. Video
According to the publication, the AVE train of Renfe company crashed from behind into the Iryo train standing on the tracks. Two Iryo cars derailed and fell from the embankment
In the collision of two high-speed trains in the Spanish province of Toledo killed 68 people, more than 179 were injured. Such data as of 17:50 GMT leads the publication El Español with reference to the report of the civil protection service.
The accident occurred at 08:54 local time on the 118th kilometer of the Madrid-Sevilla line, between Los Ebenes and Urda. At the same time, the publication notes that the data on the victims and dead are preliminary and they can be updated as rescue operations are carried out - the location of many passengers, as well as their condition, has not been established.
According to the publication, the AVE train of Renfe company crashed from behind into the Iryo train standing on the tracks. Two Iryo cars derailed and fell off the embankment. There were 544 passengers on the trains: 147 in AVE and 397 in Iryo. The cause of the collision is being investigated.
The reasons for what happened are being investigated. However, it was established that at the time of the accident, the movement was carried out using lateral blocking of signals due to a failure of the LZB security system. Among the preliminary versions is human error.
Adif has suspended high-speed trains between Madrid and Andalusia. Outages affected the railway corridor connecting the capital with Ciudad Real and Andalusia.
The authorities of Castile-La Mancha have raised the Territorial Emergency Response Plan to the second level. Firefighters, civil protection officers, three medical helicopters and two mobile intensive care units were sent to the scene.
The head of the regional government, Emiliano Garcia-Pahe, also called for the inclusion of troops in the emergency unit, which headed to the site from the Torrejon base, Madrid.
The disaster occurred on the same Madrid-Seville line, where another train accident killed 46 people in Adamus in January 2026. Among the dead was a Russian citizen, as well as vice-champion in beach football David Cordon Cano.
