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Death toll rises to 64 with dozens injured after high-speed train collision in Spain – latest updates

Spanish transport minister suggests an ‘inexplicable’ traffic order preceded the crash Full report from Spain At least 30 people are believed to have died after two high-speed trains collided in the province of Toledo in Spain, with concerns the death toll could be much higher.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 7 sources•1 min read•Updated October 28, 2026, 3:22 PM UTC
Key points
  • 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.
  • The toll is rising after a high-speed train between slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped south of Madrid, derailing two cars.
  • Health Minister Monica Garcia says emergency workers are focusing on rescuing survivors.

Spain suffered its second deadly high-speed train accident this year when one train on Wednesday, October 28, slammed into another that had stopped on the tracks, with the impact shredding cars and killing at least 64 people.

Additional details
  • Questions were raised before Toledo crash over rail safety in a country where train travel has surged by 40% Deadly Spanish rail collision – latest updates Spain’s high-speed rail network, the most extensive in Europe and the second largest in the world after China, has long ranked as a point of pride in the country.
  • The accident comes with memories still fresh of another crash between high-speed trains in southern Spain in January.
  • The affected trains are understood to be Iryo 7076 with 146 passengers plus one baby on board, and AVE 2080 with 397 passengers on board, making it 544 people in total on board of both train (11:00).
  • Officials said at least 64 people were killed on Wednesday morning after two trains collided, leading to the derailment of several carriages.

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