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At least 64 dead in collision of two high-speed trains in Spain

Two high-speed trains collided near Urda in Spain on Wednesday morning, killing at least 64 people and injuring over 100 others.

28 October 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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The collision occurred in the morning near Urda in Toledo province on the rail link between Madrid and Andalusia. According to various sources, the trains were travelling at high speed toward each other, with one source reporting a speed of approximately 100 kilometres per hour. The death toll rose during the day from at least 30 to eventually 64 fatalities. Additionally, at least 108 people were injured, with some sources reporting fifty of them as seriously wounded.

Eyewitnesses saw passengers thrown from the carriages by the impact of the collision. Two carriages reportedly derailed and fell down an embankment. The trains were said to have had more than 500 passengers on board combined.

Various explanations are circulating regarding the cause of the disaster. Multiple sources point to human error. According to some reports, one high-speed train was given permission to continue despite another train blocking the track. Other sources speak of a train that departed under a red signal after permission from the control centre.

However, a Spanish minister said it was "unlikely" that the train ran a red signal. The precise cause of the disaster remains unclear, according to one source.

Rail traffic on this important north-south link was completely halted as a result of the accident.

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