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Ten people confirmed dead in high-speed Spain train crash, local media report

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Key Points
  • At least 10 people have died in a train collision in the Spanish province of Toledo.
  • It is the second deadly high-speed train collision in Spain this year.
  • Officials told local news outlets that they expect more fatalities to be confirmed, with Spain's health minister labeling the incident a "major tragedy."
URDA, TOLEDO, CASTILE-LA MANCHA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 28: One of the trains involved in the accident, on 28 October, 2026 in Urda, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Two trains collided on the morning of Wednesday 28 October at the station in the Toledo town of Urda. Firefighters from the Alcazar de San Juan and Orgaz stations, Civil Protection teams from several neighbouring villages, three air ambulances and two mobile intensive care units are currently working at the scene. (Photo By Juanma Jimenez/Europa Press via Getty Images)
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At least 10 people have been killed in a collision between two trains in the Spanish province of Toledo, it was reported on Wednesday.

The high-speed trains collided shortly before 9:15 a.m. local time (4:15 a.m. ET), when emergency services were deployed to the scene.

Esther Padilla, spokesperson for the regional government of Castilla-La Mancha, told Spanish broadcasters that the incident had resulted in at least 10 deaths.

Authorities said they would open the town of Urda's sports hall to provide assistance to those affected, with an Advanced Medical Post being set up at the site of the crash to triage the injured, provide medical care and transfer those requiring further treatment to hospitals. It is currently unclear how many people suffered injuries.

Railway infrastructure manager Adif is investigating the sequence of events surrounding the accident, Spanish news agency EFE reported on Wednesday.

Adif said in a post on X on Wednesday morning that traffic on the Madrid to AndalucĂ­a high-speed line had been interrupted due to a collision between two trains.

Newspaper El Pais reported that officials fear the number of confirmed fatalities may rise, with sources telling the outlet that Wednesday's collision could have a worse outcome than a high-speed crash in southern Spain that killed 45 people earlier this year.

"We don't have a figure, but it's going to be a major tragedy," Spain's Health Minister MĂłnica GarcĂ­a told a television news station, according to El Pais.

Officials currently do not know what caused the collision on Wednesday. The trains involved were operated by AVE and Iryo, according to local media, with at least two carriages said to have fallen down an embankment after the crash. More than 500 passengers were on board the two trains, El Pais said.

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