Two high-speed trains collide near Urda in Toledo, at least 30 dead

An AVE train running from Madrid to Seville struck an Iryo train travelling ahead of it shortly before 9:00 on Wednesday, 28 October, between Los Yébenes and Urda in Toledo province. The Castilla-La Mancha government's provisional count is at least 30 dead. Renfe's president, Álvaro Fernández Heredia, travelled to the scene, and the company activated a crisis cabinet, a victim assistance plan and a free helpline, 900 10 10 20. Iryo opened its own assistance line, 900 001 403.

Rail services were disrupted across the network. High-speed circulation between Madrid and Andalusia was interrupted, and a Renfe service from Madrid Puerta de Atocha scheduled for 16:40 was suspended. Ciudad Real's mayor, Francisco Cañizares, offered all municipal resources, sent seven civil protection vehicles to the site and set up a support point at the city's AVE station. Seville's mayor, José Luis Sanz, convened an emergency committee and reinforced psychological care at Santa Justa station. Galicia's regional president, Alfonso Rueda, said the priority was rescue work and that causes would be established later, recalling the 2013 Angrois derailment that killed 80. Finance minister Arcadi España expressed his support on X. The FEMP called a minute of silence at 20:00 on 28 October in front of town halls across Spain.