At least 39 people were killed on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, when two high-speed trains collided in central Spain. A government spokesperson for the Castilla-La Mancha region reported that the crash occurred just after 9 a.m. local time between the towns of Mora and Orgaz in Toledo province. The collision involved a Renfe train and an Iryo train, both of which were traveling from Madrid toward Seville.
The crash took place on the high-speed rail line connecting Madrid to the Andalusia region. According to rail operator Adif, the incident was a rear-end collision. The impact caused two wagons of the Iryo train to derail. Images from the scene showed carriages overturned in a ditch as emergency services arrived.
Following the collision, Adif suspended all traffic on the high-speed line between Madrid, Ciudad Real, and Andalusia. Manuel Galán, the mayor of Urda, stated that emergency services requested the local town hall to prepare a sports pavilion to attend to the injured. While 39 deaths were confirmed shortly after the event, authorities noted that the cause of the crash was still under investigation.
In the immediate term, travelers will notice the absence of rail service on the affected line. The scale of the disaster, occurring months after a January 2026 collision that killed 46 people in southern Spain, may increase scrutiny of rail safety protocols and the state of the high-speed infrastructure. The crash also involves both the state-owned operator Renfe and the private operator Iryo.
The investigation will likely focus on why two trains heading in the same direction collided on a high-speed track. National and regional authorities, along with Adif, will examine the incident. Emergency crews remain on-site in Toledo, and a definitive casualty list and timeline for service restoration have not yet been established.