Spanish high-speed trains crash, killing at least 68

In short: (ABC-Australia) At least 68 people have died in a crash between two trains in central Spain, officials say. The high-speed trains collided in the Toledo region on Wednesday morning. Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs says it is not aware of any Australians affected by the collision at this stage. https://www. abc. net. au/news/2026-10-28/deadly-high-speed-train-collision-spain/107320916 Share article At least 68 people are dead, and dozens more are injured after a crash involving two high-speed trains in central Spain. Local officials say the crash was caused by a failure of rail security systems. The regional government of Castilla La Mancha confirmed the death toll and said another 58 people were receiving medical treatment at hospitals. Rescue workers were searching the wreckage for survivors and bodies on Wednesday, local time.

Spain’s rail system operator, ADIF, said the crash occurred in the central province of Toledo and involved two high-speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers, heading south from Madrid to Seville. A train operated by the state-owned RENFE company struck the rear of another train operated by private company IRYO that was stopped. The collision derailed two carriages on the tail of the Iryo train and the front of the RENFE train. The collision is the deadliest rail disaster in Europe since a 2013 crash in Spain’s Santiago de Compostela left 80 people dead. It also came only nine months after a deadly crash in Spain’s south involving high-speed trains operated by the same two companies. “Today all of Spain is grieving,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said from the crash site. Later, protesters, including far-right groups, gathered outside Spain’s Ministry of Transportation in Madrid to demand the government’s resignation.…