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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 30 people on Wednesday in central Spain, authorities said. The regional president of Castilla La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, said at least 30 people died in the crash and warned that the […]

President of Castilla-La Mancha region says numbers likely to rise after crash in Toledo Full report from Spain At least 30 people are believed to have died after two high-speed trains collided in the province of Toledo in Spain, with concerns the death toll could be much higher. The number of people affected is expected to rise ( 10:46 ) , local authorities said, with growing concerns about a “major tragedy” ( 11:03 ). The affected trains are understood to be Iryo 7076 with 146 passengers plus one baby on board, and AVE 2080 with 397 passengers on board, making it 544 people in total on board of both train ( 11:00 ). The incident comes less than a year after a similar crash in Adamuz, the province of Córdoba, which killed 46 and injured 152 in January this year ( 11:00 ). Spain’s high-speed railway network ranks as the largest in Europe and the second biggest in the world after China, carrying 25 million passengers in 2024. Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sánchez said he was “shocked” by the accident ( 11:05 ), with transport minister Óscar Puente working at the emergency control centre to “obtain all possible information about what happened” ( 11:16 ). Updated at 10:50am UK to reflect the new death toll “In the [emergency] control center since 9:40 trying to obtain all possible information about what happened.” Continue reading...

At least 30 people were killed after two trains collided on Spain's Madrid-Andalucía high-speed line, a spokeswoman for the Castilla-La Mancha region said.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 30 people on Wednesday in central Spain, authorities said. The regional president of Castilla La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, said at least 30 people died in the crash and warned that the [...]

It is the second deadly high-speed train collision in Spain this year.

A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 30 people on Wednesday in central Spain, authorities said.

Emergency crews and investigators are on the scene in Spain where a tragic high-speed train crash is expected to have killed at least 30 people. NBC’s Raf Sanchez reports for TODAY.

A high-speed RENFE train slammed into a stopped IRYO train in Toledo province, derailing two cars and killing at least 10 people on Wednesday.

BARCELONA, Spain — At least 30 people were killed when two high-speed trains collided in central Spain on Wednesday, sending carriages careering off the tracks, in the second major accident on the same line in less than a year.