Two high-speed trains collide in central Spain, killing dozens
Summary
Two high-speed trains collided on Wednesday, 28 October, near Urda in Toledo province, south of Madrid, at about 8:54 a.m., according to Euronews. A Madrid-to-Seville service ran into the back of another train that had stopped ahead of it, derailing two carriages that plunged down an embankment, and rail traffic between Madrid and Andalusia was halted in both directions. Fox News reported that a Renfe train slammed into a stopped Iryo train. The reported death toll rose through the day, from at least 10 and then 30 to 64, with most later reports giving at least 68; France 24 attributed the 64 figure to the regional government. Injuries were reported as at least 80 by The Times of Israel and more than 100 by Euronews and Channel NewsAsia. Euronews reported that officials blamed human error after a computer system failure, and ABC reported that Spain's transport minister said one train continued its journey despite being given a red signal. The Guardian reported that Spain's prime minister declared three days of mourning, and the Financial Times noted that the crash follows a January rail accident in Andalusia that killed 46 people.
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Sky News
Source ↗Sky News reports that numerous injuries have been reported after two high-speed trains collided in Spain.
RTÉ
Source ↗RTÉ reports that at least 68 people have died after two Spanish high-speed trains collided, with rescuers scouring the wreckage for more bodies.
Deutsche Welle
Source ↗Deutsche Welle reports that at least 68 people have been killed in a train crash in central Spain, according to local authorities, and that rail services between Madrid and Seville have been suspended.
Euronews
Source ↗Euronews reports that a high-speed train crash in Spain's Toledo province killed at least 68 people and injured more than 100, with officials saying it was caused by human error after a computer system failure.
Euronews
Source ↗Euronews reports that at least 10 people were dead after two high-speed trains collided near Urda at 8:54 a.m., with two carriages derailed and rail traffic halted in both directions between Madrid and Andalusia.
ABC
Source ↗ABC reports that at least 68 people have been killed as high-speed trains collided in Spain, and that Spain's transport minister said one train continued its journey despite being given a red signal.
Channel NewsAsia
Source ↗Channel NewsAsia reports that at least 30 people were killed when two high-speed trains collided in Spain, with footage showing a derailed train with at least one carriage on an elevated section of track.
Channel NewsAsia
Source ↗Channel NewsAsia reports that the Spain high-speed train crash killed 68 people and injured over 100, with some carriages lying on their side at the bottom of an embankment.
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera reports that at least 30 people have been killed after two high-speed trains collided near Urda, Spain.
Fox News
Source ↗Fox News reports that a high-speed Renfe train slammed into a stopped Iryo train in Toledo province, derailing two cars and killing at least 68 people on Wednesday.
Fox News
Source ↗Fox News reports in a later version that at least 64 people were killed when a high-speed Renfe train slammed into a stopped Iryo train in Toledo province, derailing two cars.
France 24
Source ↗France 24 reports that the death toll from the train collision in central Spain has risen to 64, according to the regional government.
Financial Times
Source ↗The Financial Times reports that at least 68 people have been killed in the collision of high-speed trains near Toledo, south of Madrid, and notes that the crash follows a January rail accident in Andalusia that killed 46 people.
The Times of Israel
Source ↗The Times of Israel reports that at least 64 people were killed when a Madrid-Seville train slammed into another that had stopped ahead of it, with at least 80 others injured, in the country's second deadly rail crash this year.
Hindustan Times
Source ↗Hindustan Times, citing the Associated Press and authorities, reports that aerial footage shows derailed coaches after a collision that killed at least 64 people.
France 24
Source ↗France 24 video reports that a high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 64 people on Wednesday, and that the central government's office for Castilla La Mancha confirmed the death toll had risen.
Le Monde
Source ↗Le Monde reports in a video, under a headline giving 68 dead, that a collision between two trains on Wednesday morning on the Spanish line connecting Madrid to Andalusia left aerial footage showing the aftermath.
NDTV
Source ↗NDTV reports that 68 people were killed as two high-speed trains collided in Spain, that human error is a likely cause, and that rail operator ADIF said the crash happened in Toledo province.
The Guardian
Source ↗The Guardian reports that Spain's prime minister declared three days of mourning after at least 68 people were killed when a high-speed Madrid-to-Seville service ran into the back of another train near Urda, and that officials suggested the collision was caused by an inexplicable error at the central command centre.
CBS News
Source ↗CBS News reports that dozens of people were killed or injured when a high-speed train crashed into another train in central Spain, according to officials.
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