Authorities in the Spanish province of Toledo have reported that two trains collided, killing at least 68 people.
Before rescue personnel arrived at the site at 9:15 a.m. local time (4:15 a.m. ET), the high-speed trains collided. It happened on the line from Madrid to Seville.
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Six trains were halted in the adjacent town of Urda due to a malfunctioning control system, Transport Minister Áscar Puente told reporters in Madrid. He said that it was “inexplicable” how this had occurred, stating that one was permitted to resume and traveled 25 kilometers before colliding with a halted train at high speed.
According to the minister, there were fifty injuries in addition to the fatalities.
Adif, the manager of railroad infrastructure, is looking into how the accident happened, according to a Spanish news outlet.
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At least 68 people have perished, according to the local Castilla-La Mancha administration, which is more than the 45 fatalities from another high-speed collision in southern Spain in January.
Emiliano García-Page, the president of the area, stated 24 people had perished on a train managed by rail firm Renfe, with the remainder murdered on a train owned by Iryo.
The two trains carried around 500 passengers, according to the publication El Río.
Iryo said that the Renfe train “struck from behind” its train and that the reason was “still unknown.”
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At least 68 people have perished, according to the local Castilla-La Mancha administration, which is more than the 45 fatalities from another high-speed collision in southern Spain in January.
Emiliano García-Page, the president of the area, stated 24 people had perished on a train managed by rail firm Renfe, with the remainder murdered on a train owned by Iryo.
The two trains carried around 500 passengers, according to the publication El Río.
Iryo said that the Renfe train “struck from behind” its train and that the reason was “still unknown.”
