High-Speed Train Collision Near Urda Kills at Least 68

Overview

• The collision, which occurred on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, left at least 68 people dead and about 108 injured with dozens hospitalised after two high-speed trains met on the same track near Urda in Toledo province.
• Authorities say the LZB continuous train‑control system failed around 08:30, which automatically stopped trains on a 63 km sector before the Atocha control centre authorised one Renfe TGV to resume travel despite a red signal.
• The Renfe TGV, carrying about 397 passengers, rear-ended an Iryo train that was immobilized with roughly 147 people aboard, derailing carriages and sending two cars down an embankment.
• Guardia Civil agents and the independent rail accident commission CIAF have opened criminal and technical inquiries and have begun questioning control‑centre operators to determine responsibility for the restart order.
• This is the second major high‑speed disaster in Spain in under a year, prompting three days of national mourning, renewed public anger over rail maintenance and safety, and calls for faster investment and operational reforms.