At least 68 people have died and dozens more were injured after two high-speed trains collided in Spain’s Toledo province on the morning of Wednesday, 28 October 2026, officials said.
The rear-end crash happened at about 9:15 a.m. local time on the high-speed line connecting Madrid and Seville. A Renfe high-speed train ran into a stationary train ahead of it, derailing carriages.
Spain’s transport minister, Óscar Puente, told reporters at a news conference in Madrid that the Renfe train had been authorised to continue its journey despite an active red signal because of the stationary train on the tracks ahead, breaking protocol. He said the red signal had been issued after a computer communications failure automatically stopped traffic, and that an erroneous decision was made to restart the train.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said he was shocked by the serious accident in Toledo, adding that emergency services were working on the ground to assist those affected. The Spanish Football Federation postponed all 24 Copa del Rey matches scheduled for 28 October as a mark of respect.
Source: USA TODAY, reporting Reuters
