At least 10 dead after two high-speed trains collide in central Spain

The collision occurred between Mora and Orgaz, with emergency services preparing facilities for injured passengers as authorities assess the incident

One of the trains involved in the accident, on 28 October, 2026 in Urda, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Picture: Juanma Jimenez/Europa Press via Getty Images

At least 10 people have died in a collision between two high-speed trains in central Spain, according to Spain’s state-owned news agency and other local media.

The crash occurred on Wednesday morning in the province of Toledo, rail operator Adif said.

Rail services have been suspended between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia.

Spain’s public broadcaster TVE reported that the two trains were travelling in the same direction when one struck the rear of the other, derailing two carriages.

The trains involved were operated by Renfe and Iryo and were travelling from Madrid towards Seville. Adif said the collision occurred between the towns of Mora and Orgaz.

Emergency services respond to crash 

Manuel Galan, the mayor of nearby Urda, told TVE that passengers had been injured and civil protection authorities had asked his town hall to prepare a sports pavilion to accommodate them.

The mayor of another nearby village, Los Yebenes, Jesus Perez, told TVE that the accident appeared to be “serious”.

Emiliano García-Page, the regional president of Castilla-La Mancha, wrote on X that he was travelling to the crash site.

The cause of the collision and the number of injured passengers were still being determined.

Spain’s rail network under scrutiny 

In January, 45 people died in southern Spain when a train derailed and struck an oncoming train.

That crash was the deadliest in Spain since a 2013 rail disaster that killed 80 people. The January incident shook confidence in the country’s extensive high-speed rail network.