Tragedy for Spain as 69 people don die and 179 others injure after two high-speed trains collide.
The crash happen on Wednesday morning, October 28, 2026, at about 08:53 am near Urda village, around 130 km south of Madrid. Na straight track on Madrid to Seville line.
According to report, a Renfe AVE train wey carry 397 passengers from Madrid to Seville jam the back of stationary Iryo train wey carry 152 people. The Renfe train plough into am at high speed of about 160-200 km/h.
How e happen? Around 8:30 am, automatic signalling system called LZB fail for 69km stretch of track. That failure make 6 trains stop for track. But control centre later decide to resume traffic in "inexplicable circumstances" according to Transport Minister Oscar Puente.
The Renfe train travel about 25km after the go-ahead before e collide with the Iryo train wey still dey stand.
This na Spain deadliest rail disaster since Santiago de Compostela crash in 2013 wey kill 80 people. And na second rail tragedy this year — for January 2026, another crash for Adamuz, Andalusia kill 46 people.
Among the dead na former Employment Minister Fátima Báñez and Renfe driver Antonio Acedo Meneses. At least 42 foreigners from 7 countries dey inside the two trains, with one confirmed dead.
Sniffer dogs and thermal drones dey search the wreckage for bodies, and DNA samples dey collected from families to identify victims. Toledo morgue don full — e get capacity for 30 bodies but 52 don arrive, so army don set up temporary facility.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez don declare 3 days of national mourning and promise full investigation "to establish every last detail and strengthen safety measures."
Rail services between Madrid and Andalusia remain suspended.
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