10 Dead as Spanish High-Speed Train Rear-Ends Another

Commuters and long-distance travelers face a suspended rail corridor after two high-speed trains collided in central Spain. The operator of the national rail system, ADIF, confirmed the incident occurred on Wednesday morning in Toledo province. Rail service is currently halted between Madrid, Ciudad Real, and Andalucía.

Spanish media reported that at least 10 people died in the crash. According to the public broadcaster TVE, both trains were traveling in the same direction. One train struck the rear of the other, causing two carriages to leave the tracks.

Local officials described the scene as chaotic. Manuel Galán, the mayor of Urda, told TVE that passengers were injured. Civil Protection authorities asked his municipality to prepare a sports pavilion to care for the affected travelers. Jesús Pérez, the mayor of nearby Los Yébenes, stated to TVE that the accident appeared grave.

Emiliano García-Page, the president of the Castilla-La Mancha region, wrote on X that he was traveling to the accident site. The crash adds to recent concerns about safety on the country's high-speed network. In January, 45 people died in southern Spain when a train derailed and hit another moving in the opposite direction. That incident was the deadliest rail disaster in the country since 2013, when a collision killed 80 people.