
AVE and IRYO trains collide near Toledo, leaving carriages overturned and dozens dead or injured.
At least 30 people were killed and dozens injured after an AVE and an IRYO train collided on the Madrid-Andalusia high-speed rail line in central Spain on Wednesday morning, causing carriages to flip over.
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Two high-speed trains collided on the Madrid-Andalusia rail line in central Spain.
Images from the scene showed at least two severely damaged train carriages flipped over on their side after tumbling down an embankment.
One of the trains, operated by AVE, was reportedly carrying 397 passengers while the other, operated by IRYO, had 146 people on board, according to the Castilla-La Mancha local government spokeswoman.
A reporter for local broadcaster TVE described scenes of "absolute chaos" and a constant stream of ambulances and emergency vehicles.
The El Pais newspaper cited witnesses describing numerous injuries and emergency medical teams arriving at the scene.
"All resources are currently being deployed," spokesperson for the Spanish emergency services told the AFP news agency, including "several fire crews, three helicopters, and two mobile intensive care units."
In a post on social media, rail operator Adif confirmed that "traffic on the Madrid-Andalusia high-speed rail line has been suspended following a rear-end collision between two trains."
A passenger on one of the trains involved in Wednesday's deadly crash has described the moment the collision occured.
"We heard a massive roar, a truly enormous thud that went on for 10 seconds as if the train were about to derail," Miguel told local radio station COPE.
"Through the right-hand window, we could see a wrecked train – I imagine it must have been the other one."
At least 30 people were killed in a train crash in central Spain on Wednesday morning, authorities told Spanish national news agency EFE.
"The information we are receiving is not good at all," a spokesperson for the government of the Castilla-La Mancha region said.
"There has been a collision between two trains [and] there are injured people," added Manuel Galans, mayor of the town of Urda in the province of Toledo, close to where the incident took place just after 9 a.m. local time.
The mayor of another nearby village, Jesus Perez of Los Yebenes, told Spanish TV that the accident appeared "serious."
Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia told national broadcaster TVE that it was a "high impact accident, it will be a major tragedy" but said it was too soon to confirm a final casualty figure.
"We don't just need help from nearby hospitals, we need nearby hospitals that have ICU beds," she added.

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