WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- At least 10 people died after two trains crashed Wednesday morning in Spain’s Toledo province.
- TVE reported that one train struck the rear of another traveling in the same direction, knocking two cars off the track.
- ADIF suspended rail service between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia following the collision.
- Local officials reported injuries and prepared a sports pavilion to attend to affected passengers.
At least 10 people have died after two trains crashed in central Spain, according to Spain’s state news agency and other local media. The deadly collision occurred Wednesday morning in the province of Toledo.
Spain’s rail system operator, ADIF, confirmed that the crash took place in Toledo province. Rail service was suspended between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia following the accident.
Spanish broadcaster TVE reported that the collision involved two trains operating at high speed. Both trains were traveling in the same direction when one struck the rear of the other, according to the broadcaster.
The impact knocked two cars from one of the trains off the track, TVE reported. Authorities had not provided additional details about the circumstances leading to the collision.
The mayor of the nearby town of Urda, Manuel Galán, told TVE that passengers had been injured.
Galán also said civil protection authorities asked Urda’s town hall to prepare a sports pavilion. The facility was being readied to attend to passengers following the crash.
Officials from other communities near the collision also responded to the unfolding emergency. Jesús Pérez, the mayor of the nearby village of Los Yébenes, spoke with TVE about the apparent severity of the accident.
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Pérez said it appeared that the accident was "serious."
Horrifying footage from inside a high-speed train that crashed and derailed today in Toledo, Spain.
At least 39 people were killed and hundreds were injured. https://t.co/OcEin3UucO — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 28, 2026
Emiliano García Page, the regional president of Castilla La Mancha, addressed the crash in a post on X. He wrote that he was traveling to the site of the collision.
The accident disrupted rail connections linking Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia. ADIF announced the suspension of service across that route after the trains collided Wednesday morning.
The early information came from ADIF, TVE, local officials, Spain’s state news agency and other local media.
The Toledo province crash follows another deadly rail disaster in Spain earlier in 2026. In January, 45 people died in southern Spain after a train left the track and struck an oncoming train.
That January collision was Spain’s deadliest train crash since 2013. The 2013 disaster killed 80 people.
The January crash also shook confidence in Spain’s extensive rail network for high-speed trains. Wednesday’s collision again brought deadly rail travel into focus as officials and nearby communities responded in central Spain.
TVE’s account said the trains were moving in the same direction before one hit the tail of the other.
Officials had announced the service suspension and local preparations while the regional president traveled to the scene.
With two cars knocked from the track and at least 10 people reported dead, authorities and local communities were dealing with a severe accident. Further information was expected as the breaking story developed.
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