How two high-speed trains collided in central Spain
The Straits Times · Amanda Shendruk, Charles Tampus, Charlotte Tan, Lee Pei Jie, Matthew Hui, Xaquín GV ·
The Oct 28 crash was the second in nine months and killed at least 68 people.
Two high-speed trains collided just before 9 am on Oct 28 in Spain, killing at least 68 people and leaving more than 50 injured. Rail services between Madrid and the southern Andalusia region have been suspended. It is Spain’s deadliest train crash since 2013.
An Iryo express train had stopped at a red signal when it was struck by a Renfe high-speed train between the towns of Los Yebenes and Urda, near Toledo, about 118km south of Madrid by rail. The trains were both heading south from Madrid to Seville.
The crash is the second collision between high-speed trains on the same line in nine months. An accident between trains operated by the same two companies killed 46 people in January. Iryo is a private high-speed rail operator, while Renfe is owned by the Spanish government.
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