The second of its kind this year... Dozens were killed in a two-train collision in Spain

The authorities of the Spanish province of Castilla-La Mancha said that at least 64 people were killed in the collision of two high-speed trains in the region today, Wednesday (October 28, 2026), which is the second fatal accident to occur in less than a year on the line linking Madrid to the Andalusia region in the south.

Footage broadcast by Castilla-La Mancha showed a train derailed, with at least one carriage remaining on an elevated section of track, while pieces of twisted metal, broken panels and debris were seen scattered on a slope below the line.

Miguel, a passenger who was traveling with several of his colleagues in the back car of one of the two trains, described to Spanish Radio Cuba the moment the accident occurred. He said: “We heard a huge bang, and a huge crashing sound that lasted 10 seconds, as if the train was about to derail. Through the right window we were able to see a crashed train, and I imagine it was the other train.”

The Castilla-La Mancha regional government announced that the number of deaths had risen from 10 to 30, after previously warning of the possibility of an increase.

This collision comes nine months after an accident between two high-speed trains belonging to the same companies on the same line, which claimed the lives of 46 people.