High-speed trains collide in Spain, line suspended
The connection between Madrid and Andalusia has been suspended after a collision; the reported death toll could not yet be independently confirmed.
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Two high-speed trains collided on Wednesday on the line between Madrid and Andalusia. Rail operator Adif suspended train services; the initial public reports did not yet provide a fully confirmed picture of casualties or the cause.
According to initial reports, the collision took place between Los Yébenes and Urda, in the province of Toledo. One train was an AVE service operated by Renfe and the other a train operated by Iryo.
Adif reported that services on the high-speed line between Madrid and Andalusia had been suspended after a collision in which one train was reportedly driven into the rear of the other. The rail operator initially provided no further information about the consequences.
Cadena SER reported that the connection between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia had been suspended and that passengers could rebook or cancel their tickets. Reuters also reported that the line had been closed and that emergency services were heading to the scene.
Several Dutch and Belgian news headlines refer to at least ten deaths and dozens of injuries. The initial public reports from Adif, Reuters and Cadena SER confirm that the death toll has not yet been established.
The cause of the collision is not known. Until emergency services and the authorities have provided a full overview, the number of casualties, what happened and the further consequences for rail services will remain uncertain.
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The collision and the suspension of the high-speed line have been confirmed by several public sources. The initially reported death toll has not been treated as established because the sources checked have not yet confirmed it.
- confirmed Two high-speed trains collided on 28 October 2026 in the province of Toledo. — Reuters, Cadena SER and Antena 3 reported the collision between Los Yébenes and Urda. source
- confirmed The high-speed line between Madrid and Andalusia was suspended. — Adif reported the suspension; Reuters and Cadena SER repeated it. source
- confirmed An AVE train operated by Renfe and an Iryo train were involved in the collision. — Reuters and Cadena SER named both operators. source
- uncertain At least ten people died in the accident. — This appeared in several supplied news headlines, but not in the checked public sources. source
1 correction(s) applied
- Was: At least ten people died in the collision between the trains.Now: Several news headlines refer to at least ten deaths, but that death toll could not yet be confirmed in the checked public sources. (The primary and independent sources available confirmed the collision and the suspension of rail services, but not yet the death toll.)
Editor's note
The collision and the suspension of the railway line have been confirmed by Adif and several public media outlets. The death toll mentioned in Dutch and Belgian headlines had not yet been confirmed in the sources checked; this report has therefore been kept provisional and limited.Sources
- Two high-speed trains collide in Spain, rail operator says — Reuters via Internazionale
- Interrumpida la circulación en la línea de alta velocidad entre Madrid y Andalucía — Cadena SER
- Accidente de trenes en los Yébenes — Antena 3
The story so far
- Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 10:26 High-speed trains collide in Spain, line suspended (this article)
- Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 17:40 Spain train crash: 68 dead, minister calls continuing ‘inexplicable’
- Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 20:23 Spanish train drivers’ union maintains strike after rail accident
More on this in Dutch media
- NU.nl — „treinbotsing spoorwegen”
- De Telegraaf — „treinbotsing spoorwegen”
- AD — „treinbotsing spoorwegen”