A high-speed train collision in Spain’s central province of Toledo, south of Madrid, killed at least 30 people on Wednesday morning, according to officials, with multiple others injured as emergency services responded to the crash.
Local media reported a higher death toll of 46, citing emergency services, but that figure had not been confirmed in the information available. The full extent of the casualties remained unclear.
Images and footage shared on social media showed debris scattered beside the railway tracks. At least one carriage appeared to have derailed, although the precise circumstances of the collision had not been established.
🔴ÚLTIMA HORA | Accidente ferroviario en la línea de alta velocidad entre Los Yébenes y Urda.
Al parecer en el accidente estarían implicados un tren AVE de Renfe y uno de Iryo.
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The crash prompted the suspension of high-speed rail services linking Madrid with southern Spain. Rail infrastructure operator ADIF announced on social media that services on the high-speed line from Madrid to the south had been suspended. Connections between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia were affected.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he was shocked by the accident in a post on X. He added that he remained in contact with the transport minister and the president of the Castilla-La Mancha autonomous community as authorities dealt with the aftermath.
Officials had not immediately established what caused the collision. Further information about the circumstances of the crash, the injured passengers and the impact on rail services was not available in the initial reports.
