The Civil Guard has already registered a total of 64 complaints from people close to possible victims of the Urda railway accident that occurred this Wednesday and which has resulted, for the moment, in 68 deaths, as reported by sources from the Civil Guard to Europa Press. The Civil Guard has set up different offices in Madrid, Seville, Córdoba and Toledo so that first-degree relatives of the victims of the accident can go and identify the people missing after the accident that took place this Wednesday and that leaves the At least 68 dead and more than one hundred injured. Likewise, DNA samples will also be taken in these offices in order to speed up the identification processes, according to sources from the Ministry of the Interior.
The driver reported at 8:48 a.m. that she was still detained due to a failure in the LZB system. The recordings of the sequence reveal moments of confusion in Atocha, where there is no evidence that the AVE was warned before the collision.
The Atocha station in Madrid woke up this morning with a wreath of flowers and several candles in memory of the victims of the train accident that occurred this Wednesday in Urda (Toledo) when two trains that were covering the Madrid-Seville high-speed line collided.
The Cercanías Madrid lines C-1, C-3 and C-4 are suspended and strong alterations are being recorded in the rest of the network on this day of the train drivers' strike. As reported by Cercanías Madrid on its social networks, the rest of the lines are registering significant delays, route modifications and longer than usual travel times. The Spanish Union of Railway Machinists and Assistants (Semaf) is carrying out a 24-hour strike this Thursday in all the companies of the Renfe group, for which the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has set minimum services of between 50% and 75% for the Cercanías network.
The audio recorded at 8:36 a.m. this Wednesday shows how the AVE train was told to resume moving despite the fact that an Iryo train was stopped on the same track 25 kilometers away.
A total of 72 people, including relatives of those affected by the train accident in Urda (Toledo) and personnel from the device, have been transferred on the night of this Wednesday to Thursday to the Priestly House of Toledo. Sources from the Central Government Delegation in Castilla-La Mancha have reported that the objective is for them to wait in that place until they can be given information about their relatives.
The spokesperson for the Government of Castilla-La Mancha, Esther Padilla, explained early this Thursday that a total of 110 people were treated this Wednesday in the region's public hospitals. Of them, 56 were discharged this Wednesday and 53 remain hospitalized with different levels of severity. Of them, 15 remain in critical condition. Padilla has commented in statements to TVE that we still do not know if there is any person left among the cars of the accident trains, so the rescue work and lifting of the cars has to be carried out with extreme caution to ensure that there is no person inside. Thermal drones are also used to detect possible victims: The work is very complicated. Padilla has also assured that the coordination between the different administrations and also volunteers has been very good from the beginning, while at the same time he has hoped that it will always be this way. There has been an impressive wave of solidarity, he highlighted.
A possible human error in the Adif command center in Atocha is at the center of the investigations into the serious train accident that this Wednesday left at least 68 dead in the province of Toledo. The Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, has described as inexplicable the decision to authorize the Renfe AVE to resume travel when another Iryo train remained stopped on the same track. This circumstance is especially striking to the experts consulted, given the existing security systems and protocols in the Spanish high-speed network. Engineers agree that a tragedy of this nature is usually the result of a concatenation of technical and human failures, although they insist that it is still too early to determine the exact causes.
On the other hand, the Institute of Legal Medicine of Toledo is preparing to, with the work of up to 25 forensic doctors, begin the identification work of 52 of the 68 bodies that resulted from the accident. The blood donation centers of the Autonomous Community also dawn at full capacity, and Dr. Elena Madrigal, coordinator of the Hemodonation, Hemotherapy and Hemovigilance Network of Castilla-La Mancha, has encouraged people to approach all the reception points, remembering that the donation has to be every day.
The first hours of the day are serving in the area around the old Urda station to intensify the work to remove the cars from the trains that almost 24 hours ago collided in the old Urda station, leaving a balance, for the moment and according to official figures, of 68 dead and more than a hundred injured spread across hospitals in Albacete, Toledo, Ciudad Real and Madrid. Throughout the night, more than 500 people remained around the accident site, including firefighters, members of the Military Emergency Unit, health personnel and members of the State Security Forces and Bodies.
Circulation on line C4 in the Seville commuter core has been restored early this Thursday, October 29, suspended since late Wednesday due to the derailment of a maintenance train at La Negrilla station. According to the Railway Infrastructure Administrator (Adif) in a message published before 7:00 a.m. on its social networks, the circulation of trains on line C4 has resumed once the incident has been resolved. The incident was recorded around 9:00 p.m. after the axles of a train that was carrying out maintenance tasks in La Negrilla left.
The computer failure that caused the signaling system on the Madrid-Seville High Speed line to crash and that was the origin of the chain that led to the human error that allowed a Renfe AVE to continue circulating until colliding with the Iryo train originated in three computers that, like the entire signaling system, date back to the early 90s and that should have been renewed at the end of last year.
The Spanish Union of Railway Machinists and Helpers (Semaf) will carry out a 24-hour strike this Thursday in all the companies of the Renfe group, for which the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has set minimum services of between 50% and 75% for the Cercanías network. Despite the accident that occurred this Wednesday in Urda, the union has kept the strike call unchanged. Thus, the strike will be from 00:01 to 23:59 this Thursday. Cercanías Madrid has warned that the service will be greatly affected throughout the day. We recommend looking for alternative means, he indicated in a message on his official account on the X social network.
The Military Emergency Unit (UME) has published a video in which they show how they have been working during the night in Urda together with the rest of the emergency services. The work has focused on cutting and lifting some of the damaged cars.
Four Chinese citizens, two Japanese and one Filipino were among the more than 500 passengers of the two trains that collided in Urda, in an accident that has so far left 68 dead and dozens injured. Chinese authorities have confirmed that their four nationals are in good condition, while Japan is trying to verify the situation of its two citizens and the Philippines has reported one minor injury. Several Asian governments have conveyed their condolences to Spain and maintain contact with the authorities to find out the situation of their nationals. Among the confirmed deaths there is also an Argentine citizen, while another remains missing.
The latest Platecam report, updated at 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday, maintains the number of people hospitalized in different health centers in the province of Toledo at 53.
Castilla-La Mancha has expressed its deep pain and regret for the people who died in the Urda train accident and has conveyed its support to their families and loved ones. He also sent a message of encouragement to the injured and wished them a speedy recovery.
A special device made up of 12 basic life support ambulances, another 12 advanced life support ambulances, two command vehicles and a heavy logistics column moved this Wednesday to the area of the Urda railway accident. Currently, an advanced life support ambulance remains on site to provide preventative coverage for firefighters during load lifting and rescue maneuvers.
Carlos Alsina has reflected on the impact of the accident between the AVE and the Iryo and has demanded that, beyond clarifying responsibilities, whoever governs the country takes charge of the emotional state of Spanish society. In a conversation with Ana Pastor, the journalist lamented the lack of any institutional gesture in the face of the commotion caused by the tragedy: That has been missed today.
The judge investigating the Urda train accident, which has left 68 dead so far, has prohibited access of unauthorized people to the accident area and the removal of any element from the affected area to preserve the evidence, evidence and indications of the investigation.
An Argentine citizen is among the at least 68 deceased in the train accident that occurred this Wednesday in Toledo, while another remains missing and several more have been injured, as reported by the Argentine Foreign Ministry. The Embassy in Madrid and the country's consulates maintain contact with the families and provide assistance to those affected.
This midnight, the train drivers' union Semaf began the 24-hour strike called at Renfe to demand structural safety improvements and compliance with the commitments made. The organization has decided to maintain the protest despite the train accident in Urda, in Toledo, and has asked for caution regarding its causes until what happened is known in detail.
The Union of Railway Machinists has pointed to the failure of the LZB system on the Madrid-Seville section as one of the circumstances surrounding the Los Yébenes accident, although it has warned that it is still early to determine the causes. The organization maintains that the trains circulated with a substitute system and demands that operating in a downgrade in the event of breakdowns does not become a common practice.
A worker at the Adif control center in Atocha asked the AVE driver to resume driving, under the protection of the BSL with normal speed, minutes before hitting the Iryo in Urda, according to the audios to which Efe has had access. In these recordings, the control center worker asks the AVE driver, at 8:36 a.m., to disconnect and reconnect the LZB security system that had fallen minutes before. After that, he asks the driver to resume normal traffic, all while the driver repeats the orders he received to confirm that he has taken the information.
The Civil Guard will continue work in the area of the Urda railway accident on Wednesday night with a view to locating and rescuing victims who may remain inside the carriages, and hopes that the cynological unit will intervene on Thursday. This was explained by the spokesperson for the Toledo Civil Guard Command, Teresa Albacete, who added that there is machinery displaced in the area.
