Spain Train Collision Kills 68 as Night Rescue Effort Continues Near Toledo

At least 68 people were killed and more than 100 injured after two high-speed trains collided near Urda, close to Toledo in central Spain.

The crash occurred on 28 October when one train struck another that had stopped near the town. Fifteen injured people remained in critical condition, according to the reported figures.

Rescue teams work through the night

Rescue teams spent the night at the crash site, working among mangled carriages and using heavy cranes to remove sections of wreckage from the tracks.

Emergency workers searched the damaged carriages under artificial lighting as the overnight operation continued. The available information does not identify the victims or specify which train struck the other beyond confirming that one hit a stationary train.

The collision has been described as Spain’s second deadly rail collision of the year and as one of Europe’s deadliest railway accidents of the century.

Minute of silence in Madrid

In Madrid, dozens of people gathered outside City Hall in Cibeles Square for a minute of silence in memory of those who died. The tribute was organised by the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces.

Those attending included Alberto Núñez Feijóo, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, José Luis Martínez-Almeida and Pilar Trinidad.

The gathering also became a venue for criticism of the government. Some participants displayed placards carrying the words “Corruption kills” and chanted for Transport Minister Óscar Puente to resign.

The public mourning and protests followed the overnight rescue operation near Toledo, where emergency workers continued examining the wreckage after the fatal collision.