Two High-Speed Trains Collide in Spain, Killing 10

Two high-speed trains collided south of Madrid, Spain, on Wednesday (28 October), killing at least 10 people.

It was the second deadly train accident in Spain this year.

The crash reportedly occurred in the Castilla-La Mancha region. Images shared on social media, AFP reported on Wednesday (28 October 2026), showed wreckage from both trains strewn across the tracks and nearby embankment, as emergency services rushed to the scene.

“The information we have received is not good at all. At least 10 people have died, and that figure is likely to rise,” Esther Padilla, a spokesperson for the Castilla-La Mancha regional government, told local media outlet CMM.

A spokesperson for Spain’s emergency services separately told AFP that the collision occurred shortly before 9am local time in Urda, around 130 kilometres south of Madrid.

“All available resources have now been deployed,” the spokesperson said, referring to a response involving “several fire crews, three helicopters and two mobile intensive care units”.

The cause of the collision has not yet been established.

Rail infrastructure company ADIF confirmed the collision and announced that the high-speed line from Madrid to southern Spain had been temporarily closed following the incident.

Spanish railway company Iryo said in a statement that one of its trains was involved in the crash.

Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, said in a statement on X that he was “shocked” by the train accident. He expressed “solidarity and support for all the victims and their families”.

Spain’s high-speed rail network has received significant investment in recent years and has grown to become the world’s second-largest, after China’s.

However, this crash, following a similar incident near the village of Adamuz in January that killed 46 people, has raised serious questions about safety on the country’s railway lines.

Both accidents occurred on the line linking Madrid with the southern city of Seville. One of Spain’s busiest routes, it was the country’s first high-speed railway line.