Transport · Urda and Toledo
Toledo train crash in Spain: two Italian victims identified, at least 69 dead
Two Italian nationals are among the dead in the high-speed train collision at Urda, Toledo province, on Wednesday 28 October. The latest provisional tally identifies 56 of the at least 69 dead, with 13 still unidentified.
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In brief
Two Italian nationals died: a 32-year-old Italian-Argentine woman from San Juan and a 40-year-old Italian-Venezuelan woman from Caracas. The brother of the first was injured.
The latest provisional tally from the Toledo forensic data centre lists 54 Spanish, one French and one Portuguese victim identified. Thirteen remain unidentified.
Aitat says every hypothesis remains open. La Stampa reports initial findings of a partial safety-system malfunction and partly human error.
Of 119 people initially hospitalized, 34 remain in hospital, 15 of them in intensive care. Twenty-seven psychologists support families in Toledo and Madrid has declared three days of national mourning.
- 28 OctRenfe AVE and Iryo trains collide at Urda, Toledo province, killing at least 69 people
- 2 NovTwo Italian victims identified; 56 of at least 69 dead identified in provisional tally
What happened
Two high-speed trains collided near Urda in Toledo province, Spain, on Wednesday 28 October 2026, killing at least 69 people. The collision involved a Renfe AVE train and an Iryo train, and 558 passengers were on board the two trains combined. The Spanish accident investigation authority Aitat said the inquiry is still at an early stage and that every hypothesis on the causes remains open. Aitat added that no explanation going beyond the verified data should be ventured yet. Spain's transport minister, Óscar Puente, is due to hold a press conference announced for 11:30.
The two Italian victims
Two Italian nationals are among the dead, after the number of Italians initially reported missing fell from three to two. Italian news agency ANSA reported the identifications, citing informed sources. The first is a 32-year-old Italian-Argentine woman from San Juan who had lived in Andalusia since 2025. Her brother, who was travelling with her on one of the two trains, was injured. The second is a 40-year-old Italian-Venezuelan woman from Caracas, who had lived in Madrid, where she had built a family.
Identifications and the toll
The latest provisional tally, published by the integrated data centre at the forensic medicine institute in Toledo, lists 56 of the at least 69 dead as identified. Of those, 54 are Spanish, one is French and one is Portuguese. Thirteen remain unidentified, reportedly all foreign nationals, and missing-person reports for each of them remain active. Autopsies have been completed on all 69 bodies. Castilla-La Mancha's regional president, Emiliano García-Page, said it appears unlikely that more bodies will be found among the wreckage. Search teams looking for biological remains continued overnight at kilometre 118 of the Madrid-Seville high-speed line, with about 50 officers supported by sniffer dogs and drones.
- Spanish
- 54 people
- French
- 1 people
- Portuguese
- 1 people
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Injured and families
Of the 558 passengers, 155 people have been identified as unhurt, and 215 were assisted at the scene or admitted to hospital. Of the 119 people initially hospitalized in Toledo, Alcazar de San Juan, Ciudad Real and Albacete, 76 have been discharged, according to regional authorities. The number still in hospital fell to 34, five fewer than on Friday, 30 October, and 15 of them are in intensive care in critical condition. Twenty-seven psychologists are supporting families at an assistance centre set up in the Casa sacerdotale in Toledo. Madrid has declared three days of national mourning.
- Aboard
- 558 people
- Identified unhurt
- 155 people
- Assisted or hospitalized
- 215 people
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Recovery and causes
Three large cranes removed five derailed carriages that had toppled onto the embankment beside the line, the Guardia Civil said. Three of the carriages belonged to the Iryo train and two to the Renfe AVE train. The causes remain unresolved. La Stampa reported that initial findings point to a partial malfunction of a safety system and partly to human error, a version that sits uneasily with Aitat's warning that no explanation should yet be given beyond the verified data.
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Sources and context
- AGITrain collision in Spain: two Italian victims identifiedScontro treni in Spagna: identificate le due vittime italiane · original in Italian
- lastampa.itThe two Italian victims of the train accident in Spain identifiedIdentificate le due vittime italiane dell'incidente ferroviario in Spagna · original in Italian
- AdnkronosTrain accident in Spain, two Italian victims identifiedIncidente ferroviario in Spagna, identificate due vittime italiane · original in Italian
- Il Fatto QuotidianoSpain train accident, Italian victims identified: Conte Grand and Millan ParlantiIncidente treni Spagna, vittime italiane identificate: Conte Grand e Millan Parlanti · original in Italian
- Óscar Puente
- Spanish transport minister who was due to hold a press conference on the crash
- Emiliano García-Page
- President of the Castilla-La Mancha regional government, who said more bodies were unlikely to be found
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