At least 10 killed after two high-speed trains collide in Spain

At least thirty-nine people have been killed in a crash between two high-speed trains ‌near Toledo in Spain, according to local authorities quoted by Sky News. “I am shocked by the serious train accident in Toledo,” said Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez in a post on X. “My affection, solidarity and support to all the victims and their families.”A Renfe and an Iryo train crashed just after 9am (8am Irish time), causing ​two Iryo wagons ​to derail, a government spokesperson for the Castilla ‌La Mancha region said, ​adding that the cause had yet to be ​determined.Rail operator Adif said a “rear-end collision” between the two trains had occurred between the towns of Mora and Orgaz, and involved a Renfe and an Iryo high-speed train travelling from Madrid to Seville. The line connecting ​Madrid to the southern Andalucía region has been suspended.READ MOREManuel Galan, the ‌mayor of ⁠Urda near the central city of Toledo, said he had been asked by ‌emergency services to prepare a sports hall to accommodate ​the injured. – Reuters