Two passenger trains, a Renfe AVE and an Iryo service, collided early on Wednesday morning between the towns of Mora and Urda in Toledo, causing the complete suspension of high-speed rail travel between Madrid and Andalusia. The accident occurred at 8.54am this morning, Wednesday 28th October, when, according to initial reports, the Renfe AVE train struck the rear of the Iryo convoy on the Madrid-Seville high-speed line. At least 10 people have believed to have died.
The impact caused at least two carriages of the Iryo train to derail, while also affecting the locomotive and the front carriage of the Renfe service. Emergency services indicate that several injuries and potential fatalities could be registered, though no official casualty list has yet been released. Witnesses contacting media outlets reported seeing injured and bleeding passengers at the site.
The railway infrastructure manager, Adif, confirmed the rear-end collision and has dispatched personnel to the scene while keeping the entire high-speed corridor between Madrid and Andalusia suspended. Early reports suggested two carriages had fallen down an embankment, but Adif has so far only officially confirmed the derailment of two Iryo carriages.
A major emergency response has been deployed across much of the province of Toledo. Sources from the Ministry of the Interior confirmed that civil protection teams and urgent medical assistance services from ten towns across the province, including the capital, have been mobilised. The Toledo headquarters of the Guardia Civil has sent reinforcement units from public security to assist with rescue operations, while traffic police agents work to clear access routes to facilitate the arrival of ambulances and emergency vehicles.
Emergency 112 services in Castilla-La Mancha confirmed that firefighters from the Alcázar de San Juan and Orgaz depots, civil protection teams from several surrounding municipalities, three medical helicopters, and two mobile intensive care units (ICU) have arrived at the location.
The incident has led top political figures to cancel their official activities. Transport Minister Óscar Puente cancelled his agenda to travel to the Atocha control centre in Madrid to monitor developments directly. Castilla-La Mancha Regional President Emiliano García-Page also suspended his schedule and travelled directly to the site of the accident. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo have both suspended their official engagements following the crash.
Investigations remain ongoing to determine the exact causes of the collision, and an official accounting of victims is expected once emergency crews complete initial rescue operations.
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