Train crash in Spain kills at least 64 people

Crash occurs near Urda in Toledo province, south of Madrid, on high-speed line connecting the capital with Seville.

Rescue team members arrive at the scene where two high-speed trains crashed in the village of Urda in Toledo, Spain, on October 28, 2026 [Ismael Herrero/EPA]

A high-speed train has crashed into the rear of another train that had stopped in central Spain, derailing two carriages and killing at least 64 people, the regional government says.

Emiliano Garcia-Page, the government head for the Castilla-La Mancha region, where the crash happened, said about 80 people were injured, about 50 of them seriously and 15 critically, warning that some of the most seriously injured might not survive. Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia said the injured were being taken to several hospitals in the area.

The crash occurred early on Wednesday near Urda in Toledo province, south of Madrid, on a high-speed railway line connecting the capital with the southern city of Seville.

Esther Padilla, a spokeswoman for the regional government of Castilla-La Mancha, told Spanish public broadcaster TVE that the trains had been travelling in the same direction when one struck the rear of the other, which was stationary, causing two carriages to derail.

The collision involved an AVE high-speed train operated by Spain’s state railway company Renfe, travelling from Madrid to Seville, and another operated by the private rail company Iryo.

More than 200 members of the Military Emergencies Unit are working at the site, and the town council of Los Yebenes says it has gathered food and basic supplies for those affected.

Journalist Graham Keeley, speaking to Al Jazeera from Spain, said the crash “comes at an awful time for the present government because we have an election here in Spain in just over a month.”

“After the crash in January, the government promised to conduct checks on all the lines all over the country,” he said, adding that passengers on board were commuters travelling from Madrid to Seville, along with tourists.

The collision comes nine months after an accident between high-speed trains belonging to the same operators and on the same line that killed 46 people.

Hundreds of passengers

Footage circulating on social media showed the wreckage from one of the carriages scattered along a slope after it derailed, with members of the public and rescue crews gathered around it.

Padilla said 397 passengers were on the Renfe train and 147 on the Iryo train.

Two carriages of the Iryo train fell down an embankment, according to emergency service sources quoted by the newspaper El Pais.

Health Minister Garcia told TVE that emergency workers were focusing on rescuing survivors and recovering bodies from the two most damaged train cars.

“It was a high-speed impact, so we are expecting this to be a tragedy,” Garcia said.

Spain’s Transport Minister Oscar Puente said at a press conference that a control centre decision allowed a train to resume its journey “normally” despite a signaling system failure.

Puente told journalists that the LZB control system went down at around 8:30am (07:00 GMT) along a 63km (39-mile) stretch, affecting six trains, though he said the exact number was not certain. With the system down, control was transferred to the Atocha control post, where the decision was made for the Renfe train to resume its journey “normally”.

“The decision to resume traffic without the system having been restored corresponds to the control centre,” Puente said, describing the circumstances as “inexplicable”.

People wait at the Sevilla Santa Justa train station amid train delays and cancellations after the collision of two high-speed trains between the towns of Mora and Orgaz on October 28, 2026 [Marcelo Del Pozo/Reuters]

Madrid Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida said on X that the capital was also sending emergency medical teams and firefighters to assist with rescue efforts.

Spain’s railway infrastructure operator, ADIF, suspended high-speed rail services between Madrid and the southern region of Andalusia while the Civil Guard sent a disaster investigation team to the site, El Pais reported.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on X that he was shocked by the incident and remained in contact with Transport Minister Puente and Castilla-La Mancha administrator Garcia-Page as emergency crews worked at the scene.

“Shocked by the serious train accident in Toledo. My affection, solidarity, and support to all the victims and their families,” Sanchez said.

An aerial view of the crash site after two high-speed trains collided, in Urda, Spain, on October 28, 2026 [Handout/Guardia Civil via Reuters]

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she was devastated by the news and extended condolences to the victims’ families and loved ones.

“Today, Europe mourns with you,” she said in a post on X.

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed solidarity with Spain, saying his thoughts were with the victims, their families, the injured, and rescue workers.

事故发生在马德里以南托莱多省乌尔达附近，位于连接首都马德里和塞维利亚的高速铁路线上。

2026年10月28日，在西班牙托莱多省乌尔达村，两列高速列车相撞，救援队成员抵达现场。[Ismael Herrero/EPA]

西班牙中部一列高速列车撞上另一列停靠在路边的列车尾部，导致两节车厢脱轨，至少 ​​64 人死亡，地区政府表示。

卡斯蒂利亚-拉曼查大区政府主席埃米利亚诺·加西亚-帕吉表示，事故发生地约有80人受伤，其中约50人伤势严重，15人伤势危重，并警告说一些重伤者可能无法生还。西班牙卫生部长莫妮卡·加西亚表示，伤者已被送往该地区的几家医院。

事故发生在周三清晨，地点位于马德里以南的托莱多省乌尔达附近，是一条连接首都马德里和南部城市塞维利亚的高速铁路线。

卡斯蒂利亚-拉曼查地区政府发言人埃丝特·帕迪利亚告诉西班牙公共广播公司 TVE，当时两列火车正朝同一方向行驶，其中一列撞上了另一列静止的火车的尾部，导致两节车厢脱轨。

此次碰撞涉及一列由西班牙国家铁路公司 Renfe 运营的 AVE 高速列车（从马德里开往塞维利亚）和另一列由私营铁路公司 Iryo 运营的列车。

超过 200 名军事应急部队成员正在现场工作，洛斯耶贝内斯镇议会表示，他们已经为受灾民众收集了食物和基本物资。

记者格雷厄姆·基利在西班牙接受半岛电视台采访时表示，这起坠机事件“对现任政府来说时机非常糟糕，因为西班牙将在一个多月后举行大选。”

“1月份发生事故后，政府承诺对全国所有线路进行检查，”他说，并补充说，机上乘客包括从马德里前往塞维利亚的通勤者和游客。

此次碰撞事故发生在九个月前，当时同一运营商在同一条线路上的高速列车发生事故，造成 46 人死亡。

数百名乘客

社交媒体上流传的视频显示，其中一节车厢脱轨后残骸散落在斜坡上，公众和救援人员聚集在周围。

帕迪利亚表示，Renfe列车上有397名乘客，Iryo列车上有147名乘客。

据《国家报》援引紧急救援部门消息人士的话报道，伊良号列车的两节车厢坠入路堤。

卫生部长加西亚告诉西班牙国家电视台，救援人员正集中精力从受损最严重的两节车厢中营救幸存者和打捞遇难者遗体。

“这是一次高速撞击，所以我们预计这将是一场悲剧，”加西亚说。

西班牙交通部长奥斯卡·普恩特在新闻发布会上表示，尽管信号系统出现故障，但控制中心的决定使得列车得以“正常”恢复运行。

普恩特告诉记者，LZB控制系统于上午8:30左右（格林尼治标准时间07:00）发生故障，影响范围达63公里（39英里），导致六列火车受到影响，但他表示确切数字尚不确定。系统故障后，控制权移交给了阿托查控制中心，该中心决定让Renfe列车“正常”恢复运行。

“在系统尚未恢复的情况下就决定恢复交通，这是控制中心的决定，”普恩特说，并称这种情况“令人费解”。

2026年10月28日，两列高速列车在莫拉和奥尔加斯两镇之间相撞后，列车延误和取消，人们在塞维利亚圣胡斯塔火车站等待。[Marcelo Del Pozo/路透社]

马德里市长何塞·路易斯·马丁内斯-阿尔梅达在X电视台表示，首都马德里也正在派遣紧急医疗队和消防员协助救援工作。

据《国家报》报道，西班牙铁路基础设施运营商 ADIF 暂停了马德里和南部安达卢西亚地区之间的高速铁路服务，同时国民警卫队派出了灾害调查小组前往现场。

总理佩德罗·桑切斯在X电视台表示，他对这起事件感到震惊，并一直与交通部长普恩特和卡斯蒂利亚-拉曼查行政长官加西亚-佩奇保持联系，同时应急人员正在现场工作。

“我对托莱多发生的严重火车事故感到震惊。我向所有遇难者及其家属表示慰问、声援和支持，”桑切斯说。

2026年10月28日，两列高速列车在西班牙乌尔达相撞后，从空中拍摄的事故现场照片。[图片由西班牙国民警卫队通过路透社提供]

欧盟委员会主席乌尔苏拉·冯德莱恩表示，她对这一消息感到震惊，并向遇难者家属和亲人表示慰问。

“今天，欧洲与你们一同哀悼，”她在 X 上发帖说。

法国总统马克龙对西班牙表示声援，称他与遇难者、遇难者家属、伤者和救援人员同在。