Two high-speed trains collide in Spain, injuries reported as rail services suspended

Madrid: Two high-speed trains have collided in Spain, prompting the suspension of rail services connecting Madrid with the southern Andalusia region, rail operator Adif said on Wednesday, October 28.

The collision occurred in Toledo province, according to Spanish media reports. Authorities have not provided full details of the incident, including the number of casualties or the extent of the damage.

Newspaper El País reported that witnesses described multiple injuries and that emergency medical teams had arrived at the scene. The report also said two rail cars had left the tracks and fallen down an embankment.

Where did the Spain train collision occur?

According to El País, the accident took place shortly after 9 am local time between the towns of Los Yébenes and Urda in Toledo province.

The incident reportedly involved an AVE high-speed train travelling from Madrid to Seville and an Iryo train moving in the opposite direction.

Adif announced that traffic on the Madrid-Andalusia high-speed railway line had been suspended following what it described as a rear-end collision. Further details about the sequence of events were not immediately available.

Emergency teams were reported to have reached the accident site as reports of injuries emerged. The suspension of services affected one of Spain's key high-speed rail corridors, which connects the capital with destinations in the south.

The extent of the disruption and the timeline for resuming services were not immediately clear.

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Spain's history of serious train accidents

The latest collision comes amid renewed attention to railway safety in Spain. In January 2026, a train accident in the country's south killed 45 people after a train derailed and struck an oncoming train.

The circumstances of Wednesday's collision have not yet been established, and it is too early to determine whether it involved similar factors.

Further information from the authorities is awaited on the number of people injured, the cause of the collision and the impact on railway operations.