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A high-speed train collision occurred in central Spain on Wednesday, resulting in at least 10 deaths and multiple injuries. The accident involved two trains—one from state-owned RENFE and another from private company IRYO—that were heading towards Seville. One train hit the rear of a stopped train, derailing two cars near Toledo province. Authorities are focusing on rescue operations and treating injured passengers at local hospitals; Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has canceled his schedule to address the situation. This is the second major crash in Spain this year, raising concerns about rail safety following a January incident that killed 45 people.
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On October 27, 2026, two high-speed trains collided near Urda, a town in the province of Toledo, central Spain. The crash occurred on the Madrid-Seville line just after 9 am local time (4 am ET). Initially reported as an injury incident, the death toll rose to at least 10 people by October 28 and later reached 69 fatalities according to reports from November 1. Rail operator ADIF suspended service between Madrid, Ciudad Real, and Andalusia due to the accident.

The collision involved an AVE train heading south towards Seville from Madrid and another Iryo train traveling in the opposite direction. Local authorities warned that the number of casualties could increase as searches continued. The mayor of Urda, Manuel Galán, informed Spanish state broadcaster TVE that passengers were injured and requested his town hall to prepare a sports pavilion for medical assistance.

Dr Marta Shahbazi, an esteemed scientist from the University of Cambridge's MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), was among the victims. She was en route to collect a prestigious award when the disaster occurred. Dr Shahbazi’s colleagues described her as “inspiring” and mourned her significant contributions to cell biology and embryology research.

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Spain GPE · 7× IRYO ORG · 4× Spanish NORP · 4× RENFE ORG · 3× TVE ORG · 3× Castilla La Mancha GPE · 2× Madrid GPE · 2× Padilla PERSON · 2× Toledo GPE · 2× Urda GPE · 2×

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IRYO, an Italian-owned company, said in a statement that it has "activated its security protocols and is closely working with authorities." The mayor of the nearby town of Urda, Manuel Galán, told Spanish state broadcaster TVE that civil protection authorities had asked his town hall to prepare a sports pavilion to attend to injured passengers.
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🔮 Esther Padilla, spokeswoman for the Castilla La Mancha region, said authorities can confirm 10 deaths, but added "that number will surely rise." It was the second major train accident in Spain this year.
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A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 10 people on Wednesday in central Spain, authorities said. asserted
authorities → slam → Spain
Esther Padilla, spokeswoman for the Castilla La Mancha region, said authorities can confirm 10 deaths, but added "that number will surely rise." It was the second major train accident in Spain this year. asserted
It → say → Spain
Spain’s rail system operator ADIF said the crash occurred Wednesday morning in the province of Toledo. asserted
crash → say → Toledo
Rail service was suspended between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia. asserted
service → suspend → Madrid
Padilla told state broadcaster TVE that 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. asserted
accident → tell → Spain
One ran into the tail of the other that had stopped, knocking two of its cars off the track. asserted
that → run → track
She said the cause of the crash was not known. asserted
cause → say → crash
The crash, which occurred in a flat stretch surrounded by fields in between the towns of Urda and Los Yébenes, left one car shredded into bits of metal and other material, scattering debris down a gravel slope. asserted
which → occur → slope
Spanish Health Minister Mónica García told TVE that emergency workers were focusing on rescuing survivors and bodies from the two most damaged train cars. asserted
workers → tell → cars
She said that the injured are being sent to different hospitals in the area. asserted
injured → say → area
"It was a high-speed impact, so we are expecting this to be a tragedy," García said. asserted
García → expect → ?
The accident involved a train from Spain’s state-owned RENFE company and the private rail company IRYO. asserted
accident → involve → company
It appeared the RENFE train rammed the IRYO train, Spanish media reported. asserted
media → appear → train
Trains from those two companies were also involved in a deadly crash in January. asserted
Trains → involve → January
Padilla said that 397 passengers were in the RENFE train and 147 passengers in the IRYO train. asserted
passengers → say → train
IRYO, an Italian-owned company, said in a statement that it has "activated its security protocols and is closely working with authorities." The mayor of the nearby town of Urda, Manuel Galán, told Spanish state broadcaster TVE that civil protection authorities had asked his town hall to prepare a sports pavilion to attend to injured passengers. asserted
authorities → own → passengers
A military emergency brigade was deployed to help emergency services, firefighters and police to the crash site. asserted
brigade → deploy → site
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez cancelled his agenda to focus on the crash. asserted
Sánchez → cancel → crash
He wrote on X that he was "dismayed by the serious train accident in Toledo. asserted
he → write → Toledo
" "Emergency services are working on site to attend to the affected passengers," wrote Sánchez, who faces a national election next month. asserted
who → work → election
The regional president of Castilla La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, wrote on X that he was on his way to the crash site. asserted
he → write → site
In January, 45 people died in southern Spain when a train jumped the track and hit an oncoming train. asserted
train → die → train
The crash was the deadliest in Spain since a 2013 crash that killed 80 people. asserted
that → kill → people
The January incident shook the confidence the European country has in its extensive high-speed rail network. asserted
country → shake → network
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