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At least 31 dead and 80 injured after two trains collide in Spain – latest updates

High-speed service reportedly runs into back of another, knocking two carriages off track Spain train crash – latest updates At least 30 people have been killed after two high-speed trains collided in Toledo province in central Spain, on the line between Madrid and Seville.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 8 sources•1 min read•Updated October 28, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC
Key points
  • The crash brings back painful memories of a deadly train accident in Córdoba in January.
  • It is the second deadly high-speed train collision in Spain this year.
  • The accident was between two high-speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers and heading in the same direction from the capital Madrid to Seville in southwestern Spain.

A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 30 people on Wednesday in central Spain, according to local media.

Additional details
  • At least 10 deaths have been confirmed, although some media reports put the toll as high as 39.
  • More than 500 passengers were on board the trains when the incident occurred in the province of Toledo, south of Madrid.

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