Deadly train accident in Spain

An AVE passenger train hit an Iryo train from behind, causing two Iryo cars to derai

The accident occurred in Urda, Toledo province, at around 9 a.m. local time when a Renfe AVE train reportedly rear-ended another train operated by the Iryo company, causing at least two passenger cars of the second train to derail.

Authorities have reported a death toll of more than 68, surpassing the number of fatalities in the accident that occurred in Adamuz in January, which claimed the lives of 45 people.

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On 18 January 2026, a high-speed passenger train derailed in the municipality of Adamuz, in the province of Córdoba, Spain.[2] The derailment occurred on a straight section of the Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line that was last refurbished in May 2025.[1] A second train crashed into it and was also derailed. The incident killed 46 people including the Renfe train driver and injured 292 others, including 15 critically