Two high-speed trains rear-end in Spain, rail operator says

MADRID – Two high-speed trains have collided in Spain, prompting the suspension of the line connecting Madrid to the southern Andalusia region, rail operator Adif said on Oct 27, without providing further details.“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.Spanish newspaper El Pais cited witnesses describing numerous injuries and the arrival of emergency medical teams at the scene.Two of the rail cars involved reportedly left the tracks and fell down an embankment, the report added.According to El Pais, the accident occurred shortly after 9am local time (4pm Singapore time) between the towns of Los Yebenes and Urda, in the province of Toledo, located in central Spain.It involved a high-speed AVE train that had left Madrid bound for Seville and an Iryo train travelling in the opposite direction, the report said.More to come. REUTERS