Spain’s second deadly train crash this year kills at least 69

The Sansasyonel - International (English) · Oct 30, 2026 · 1m

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has stated that public confidence in the nation’s high-speed rail network has been broken following Wednesday’s train crash, which killed at least 69 people and injured more than 100. The collision occurred near Urda in Castilla-La Mancha just before nine in the morning as two trains—one operated by state-owned Renfe and the other by private firm Iryo—travelled from Madrid toward Andalucía. Sánchez said the state was working to provide information to victims’ families as quickly as possible, and that his government was committed to finding the cause. The…