Telecinco reporter Raúl Triguero among 69 dead in Urda rail crash

The crash and his last trip

Raúl González Triguero, 43, was a reporter for the Telecinco programme De Viernes and a familiar face from Sálvame, where he worked for years on live connections and celebrity interviews. His circle confirmed to El Confidencial that he was one of 69 people killed in the rail collision near Urda in Toledo province, a figure given in reports published on 30 October. He had boarded an AVE train to Seville early that morning to record an interview with Amador Mohedano, brother of singer Rocío Jurado, for the programme due to air that day. He was travelling in carriage eight. When the scale of the impact near Urda station became clear, Mediaset's newsroom lost contact with the crew travelling with him.

Mediaset's silence

Nacho Abad, a journalist at Cuatro, explained on air why neither his programme nor other Mediaset formats had reported the disappearance. He said the group had asked staff to hold back because the family did not yet know what had happened. Abad also stressed the effort Mediaset made to find Triguero once contact was lost. He described the company's attitude as one of commitment to the search, a point he made while defending Mediaset.

Colleagues pay tribute on air

Ion Aramendi opened La tarde se mueve on Telecinco visibly shaken and unable at first to speak through his sadness.

“We are devastated, all of us who shared time with him. I am not speaking only for myself, I am speaking for all my colleagues.”

Aramendi had worked with Triguero on Sálvame and dedicated that day's broadcast to him. Patricia Pardo, who presents Vamos a ver, broke down while announcing the death live on Telecinco. She said she could not continue because her director was in tears, and she handed over to advertising. After returning, she apologised for losing her composure and said:

“It is very unfair, he should be on this side telling the news and not being the news.”

Jorge Javier Vázquez, who worked with Triguero on Sálvame, posted a tribute with a clip of the two of them together. He wrote that seeing Triguero talk about love, knowing a crash would end his life only a few years later, had shaken him.

Statements from Mediaset and the programme team

Mediaset España published a statement on its official social media accounts.

“We are shocked by the death of our colleague Raúl González Triguero in the Urda rail accident.”

The statement sent condolences to his family, relatives and De Viernes colleagues, and extended its solidarity to the other victims and their families. The De Viernes team, presented by Santi Acosta and Bea Archidona, wrote that it struggled to find words for such sadness and described him as a great person and a wonderful colleague. Its message ended by saying he would always be part of the family and wishing him rest in peace. La Osa Producciones also paid tribute, recalling years of friendship with him.