# Train collision in central Spain leaves at least 68 dead

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/high-speed-train-crash-kills-at-least-68-people-in-spain/
- Published: 2026-10-28T21:38:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T21:47:18+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6p3g84kjqjlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Europe, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- At least 68 people died in the collision in central Spain.
- A computer failure stopped one train before it was struck.
- Investigators are examining why trains were told to move again.

## Summary

A collision between two high-speed trains in central Spain has killed at least 68 people and injured dozens, making it the country’s deadliest rail disaster in 13 years. The crash happened after a Madrid-to-Seville train struck a stationary train, sending several carriages down an embankment; investigators are examining a computer failure and decisions made by rail control.

The stationary Iryo train had 147 passengers and had stopped because of a computer failure, while the Renfe train carried 397 people. Transport Minister Óscar Puente said a Madrid control centre instructed trains to move again without speed restrictions, calling the decision “inexplicable”. The crash occurred shortly after 09:00, about 140km south of Madrid; Spain had also suffered a rail disaster near Córdoba in January that killed 46 people.

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