At least 30 killed as two high-speed passenger trains collide in Spain
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Two high-speed trains collided near Toledo, prompting the total suspension of rail traffic along the major high-speed line linking Madrid with the southern region of Andalusia (Photo: Video screenshot / La7 / X)
Two high-speed trains collided in central Spain on Oct.
12:45 p.m. — At least 30 people were killed in the rail disaster, El País reported.
On Jan. 18, 2026, two high-speed trains collided in the Spanish municipality of Adamuz.
Authorities indicated that human error may have triggered the crash.
11:40 a.m. — The Guardian reported that preliminary assessments indicated at least 10 people had been killed, with dozens of passengers sustaining injuries.
Spanish governmental sources told El País that the casualty toll could surpass the scale of the Adamuz railway catastrophe in January, which claimed 45 lives.
11:36 a.m. — The disaster occurred shortly after 9 a.m. local time between the towns of Mora and Orgaz in Toledo province.
A spokesperson for the regional government of Castilla-La Mancha stated that the definitive causes of the accident and the precise casualty count are currently being established.
Manuel Galán, the mayor of nearby Urda, announced that emergency dispatchers requested the municipal sports center be converted into a triage center to receive and treat the injured.
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