{"id":2314,"date":"2026-10-28T12:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/at-least-30-dead-80-injured-in-central-spain-train-crash-national-globalnews-ca\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T12:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:30:15","slug":"at-least-30-dead-80-injured-in-central-spain-train-crash-national-globalnews-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/28\/at-least-30-dead-80-injured-in-central-spain-train-crash-national-globalnews-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 30 dead, 80 injured in central Spain train crash &#8211; National | Globalnews.ca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpe_imgrss\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/At-least-30-dead-80-injured-in-central-Spain-train-crash-National-Globalnews.ca_.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 30 people on Wednesday in central <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/spain\">Spain<\/a>, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" alt=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The regional president of Castilla La Mancha, Emiliano Garc\u00eda-Page, said at least 30 people died in the crash and warned that the death toll could rise. 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advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was the second major train accident in Spain this year.<\/p>\n<p>Spain\u2019s rail system operator ADIF said the crash occurred Wednesday morning in the province of Toledo. Rail service was suspended between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia.<\/p>\n<p>Esther Padilla, spokeswoman for the Castilla La Mancha region, told state broadcaster TVE that the accident was between two high-speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers and heading in the same direction from the capital Madrid to Seville in southwestern Spain.<\/p>\n<p>One ran into the tail of the other, which had stopped, knocking two of its cars off the track. She said the cause of the crash was not known.<\/p>\n<p>The crash, which occurred in a flat stretch surrounded by fields in between the towns of Urda and Los Y\u00e9benes, left one car shredded into bits of metal and other material, scattering debris down a gravel slope.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tEmergency services work at the scene of a collision between two trains in Urda, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tAP Photo\/Manu Fernandez\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Spanish Health Minister M\u00f3nica Garc\u00eda told TVE that emergency workers were focusing on rescuing survivors and bodies from the two most damaged train cars. She said that the injured are being sent to different hospitals in the area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was a high-speed impact, so we are expecting this to be a tragedy,\u201d Garc\u00eda said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\" readability=\"5.3013698630137\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/At-least-30-dead-80-injured-in-central-Spain-train-crash-National-Globalnews.ca_-1.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\" readability=\"29.599315068493\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won&#8217;t miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The accident involved a train from Spain\u2019s state-owned RENFE company and the private rail company IRYO. It appeared the RENFE train rammed the IRYO train, Spanish media reported. Garc\u00eda-Page said 24 died in the RENFE train, and six in the IRYO one.<\/p>\n<p>Trains from those two companies were also involved in a deadly crash in January.<\/p>\n<p>Padilla said that 397 passengers were in the RENFE train and 147 passengers in the IRYO train.<\/p>\n<p>IRYO, an Italian-owned company, said in a statement that it has \u201cactivated its security protocols and is closely working with authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\" readability=\"0.4921875\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Trending<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The mayor of the nearby town of Urda, Manuel Gal\u00e1n, told Spanish state broadcaster TVE that civil protection authorities had asked his town hall to prepare a sports pavilion to attend to injured passengers.<\/p>\n<p>A military emergency brigade was deployed to help emergency services, firefighters and police.<\/p>\n<p>Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez cancelled his agenda to focus on the crash. He wrote on X that he was \u201cdismayed by the serious train accident in Toledo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmergency services are working on site to attend to the affected passengers,\u201d wrote S\u00e1nchez, who faces a national election next month. \u201cAll my thoughts are with the victims and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Spain\u2019s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia said in a short statement on X that they were following news of the accident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply saddened and concerned by the train accident in Urda (Toledo),\u201d the royal couple said. \u201cWe share in the grief of the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives, and we send our heartfelt support to the injured and all those affected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In January, 45 people died in southern Spain when a train jumped the track and hit an oncoming train. The crash was the deadliest in Spain since a 2013 crash that killed 80 people. The January incident shook confidence in the European country\u2019s extensive high-speed rail service.<\/p>\n<h2>Spain is a leader in high-speed rail<\/h2>\n<p>Over recent decades, Spain has invested heavily in high-speed rail \u2014 which the country\u2019s railway union defines as rails for trains going 250 kph (155 mph) and over \u2014 turning it into a world leader.<\/p>\n<p>Spain has laid some 3,900 kilometres (2,400 miles) of such tracks over more than three decades for its 49 million residents. Only China, with 45,000 kilometres (28,000 miles) for its 1.4 billion people, has more high-speed track, according to the International Union of Railways.<\/p>\n<p>Only recently did Spain open its rail network to private companies to compete against RENFE. 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