
A Renfe train hits an Iryo convoy at kilometer 119+700 in the Urda area
A collision between an Iryo train and a Renfe convoy occurred on the Madrid-Seville high-speed line in Urda, causing the derailment of at least three carriages and requiring rescue services.
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Second serious accident in 10 months on the Spanish high-speed line.
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The collision occurred at kilometer 119+700 of the Madrid-Seville high-speed line, in the Urda area (Toledo), near an Adif train depot and marshalling yard. This is the second very serious accident in 10 months on the Spanish high-speed line. The accident occurred at 8.54am and firefighters from the Alcàzar de San Juan and Orgaz stations, the Civil Protection of several neighboring cities, three rescue helicopters and two intensive care units intervened on the scene.
Although the circumstances of the accident are still unclear, sources close to the matter indicate that the Iryo train was traveling from Madrid to Seville. Another Renfe train, presumably a Siemens, coming from behind the Iryo and also heading to Seville, hit him. It is not yet known what prevented the Renfe AVE train from braking in time, whether it was a fault in the signaling system or a driver's error. At least three carriages - number one, number two and number three - derailed. The EFE agency reports that two carriages fell down an embankment.

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