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Residents of Urda, Spain, responded quickly to a deadly train crash near their town on October 28, providing immediate assistance to victims and survivors. The accident involved two high-speed trains and resulted in at least 68 deaths. Local volunteers like Antonio Garcia, an elderly pharmacist, rushed to the scene with medical supplies and blankets. Meanwhile, local facilities such as the sports hall and primary school were converted into emergency centers for treatment and support.

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As of November 3, 2026, 69 people died and dozens more were injured after two high-speed trains collided in central Spain. The crash occurred around 9 AM local time on October 27 between the towns of Mora and Orgaz in the province of Toledo, about 150km south of Madrid. One train was a Renfe AVE service from Madrid to Seville, while the other was an Iryo train traveling in the opposite direction. The cause is attributed to human error by the control center in Madrid, which failed to inform the driver of the Renfe train that another train had stopped ahead on the tracks.

Spanish authorities confirmed two Australians among the fatalities. Emergency services reported injuries and asked local officials to prepare a sports pavilion for passengers. The rail operator ADIF suspended service between Madrid and Seville following the incident.

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Spanish town rallies to help victims of deadly train crash URDA, Spain, Oct 28 - asserted

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Shocked residents of Urda swung into action to help as soon as they heard of Wednesday's deadly train crash on the railway line a few kilometres from the normally sleepy Spanish town. asserted

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Urda's 78-year-old pharmacist said he was one of the first on the scene, jumping into his car to try to help after his daughter told him of the crash involving two high-speed trains. asserted

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Antonio Garcia said that as he approached, the scale of the accident that has so far left at least 68 people dead became clear, with one carriage wedged inside another and scores of bodies. asserted

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"Just imagine what was inside," said Garcia, who brought first aid materials, painkillers and tranquillisers from his pharmacy as well as blankets to help treat the injured. asserted

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Garcia described how one passenger who had lost an arm in the crash was calmly asking for an ambulance, while another was saying his final goodbyes to his family. asserted

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For those of us who are believers, these are very beautiful words," said Garcia. asserted

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Other locals brought bottles of water to give to passengers who were evacuated from the two trains. asserted

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A few hours later, Urda was brimming with police, firefighters and emergency workers from across the region and its local sports hall was converted into a centre for survivors. asserted

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The local primary school was reserved for relatives of the victims, where a volunteer psychologist from Madrid called Carmen said she had been helping out since the morning. asserted

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"There were many mothers who found out their children had been killed. asserted

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Telling a mother that her child has died in a train crash is devastating," she said. asserted

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Some relatives made the two-hour trip from the Spanish capital Madrid to search for family members. asserted

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A woman who gave her name as Ana said she had travelled to Urda after a call from environmental police who had found their dog, Trece, who was on board a train with her husband Pepe. asserted

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Ana fought back tears as she described searching for her husband at the crash site, Urda's sports hall and the primary school, adding that his name was not on any list. asserted

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