Where did the deadly collision between two trains occur in Spain?

Two high-speed trains collided in Spain on the morning of Wednesday October 28, killing at least 30 people according to a still provisional report. The accident took place at 8:54 a.m., near the Urda station (Castile-La Mancha), not far from Toledo, approximately 150 km south of Madrid.

The collision occurred between a train from the national company Renfe and another from the private company Iryo. The tragedy comes less than a year after a collision in Adamuz, in Andalusia, which left 46 dead on January 18, shocking all of Spain. An Iryo high-speed train then derailed before hitting another Renfe train.

Lively debates followed in the country on the maintenance of the railway network and safety for passengers, in the second most visited country in the world. Criticized by right-wing and far-right oppositions, the government of socialist Pedro Sanchez had committed to investing 1.8 billion euros to improve network maintenance, create 3,650 jobs and strengthen rail safety. Wednesday's accident occurs in the middle of the campaign for the legislative elections, organized on November 29.