Spanish train collision kills at least 50

China News Service, Beijing, October 28th Madrid News: A train collision occurred near Toledo, south of the Spanish capital Madrid, on the 28th. Spanish media reported that the accident caused two carriages of a train to derail and fall, killing at least 50 people.

Based on information from Spanish national television, El Pais, El País and other media, two trains collided near Toledo on the morning of the 28th local time. Pictures from the scene showed that the accident caused two carriages of a train to completely derail and fall to the open space next to the track. Another carriage partially derailed and tilted seriously. The trains that collided were carrying 147 passengers and 397 passengers respectively.

After the accident, the Spanish Railway Infrastructure Authority announced that the high-speed railway between Madrid and Andalucia was suspended. Spanish government agencies canceled various schedules, dispatched military emergency forces to the scene to carry out rescue operations, and opened emergency medical centers at the station where the incident occurred and in Seville and other places. Doctors in the Madrid region, who are on strike, expressed their willingness to help people affected by the accident.

The Spanish royal family posted a message on social platforms that day, expressing its condolences for the victims of the train collision, expressing condolences to the families of the victims, and saying that it would fully support the rescue work and provide help to those affected. Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez posted on social platforms that he was "deeply shocked" by the train collision and expressed condolences and support to the families of all the victims.

The National newspaper quoted sources from the judicial department as saying that the investigation into the cause of the accident was ongoing. The preliminary investigation showed that the control center personnel may have issued wrong driving instructions, causing the rear train to hit the front train that was stopped on the same track.