‘At least 39 dead’ after two-high speed trains collide in Spain

At least 39 people have been killed after two trains collided in Spain this morning, it has been reported. According to reports, the trains collided between the towns of Los Yebenes and Urda, in the Toledo province in central Spain. According to reports, the trains collided between the towns at around 8.54am. Rail operator, Adif, said the entire line from Madrid to the southern Andalusia region has now been suspended. “Traffic on the Madrid-Andalusia high-speed ​rail line has been suspended following ⁠a rear-end collision between two trains,” Adif ​said in a message posted on X. Spain prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, said he was “shocked by the serious train accident in Toledo”. Passengers posted online images from inside the train wreckage which showed a mangled train carriage on the side of the bank. Footage on social media appeared to show at least one of the carriages completely destroyed. Screen grab from https://x.com/BNODesk/status/2115369287380816251 Esther Padilla, spokeswoman for the regional government of Castilla La Mancha, told TVE: “We can confirm ten people have died but with absolute security I can confirm that this number will rise. “There are also a number of injured. Two trains collided and fell onto the bank. The police and emergency services are at the scene and we will have updates.” The collision has occurred less than nine months after 46 people died when two high-speed trains crashed near Adamuz in Andalusia. The cause of the collision has not been revealed but there have been previous severe collisions in the country. The line has been suspended the country’s rail operator has said following the incident near Toledo, Spain – Okdiario. Copyright: X/@BNODesk In 2013, Spain made international headlines when 80 people died and 140 were left injured following a derailment on a high-speed train in Santiago de Compostela in the north-west of the country. The train’s data recorder showed that it had been travelling at twice the speed limit when it entered a curve on the track. After that, only seven people died in the country between 2015 and 2024 due to derailing and collisions, according to the latest data from European statistics agency Eurostat. A further 37 were seriously injured in this time frame. This is a breaking story and will be updated. EXPLORE MORE ON THE TOPICS IN THIS STORY