At least 30 people have been killed after two trains collided on a high-speed railway in central Spain, authorities said Wednesday, warning that the death toll was likely to rise.
Emiliano García-Page, president of the Castilla-La Mancha region, said at a news conference that there were 24 confirmed deaths on one of the trains and six on the other.
The country’s Railway Infrastructure Administrator (Adif) confirmed a collision between two trains — one operated by Renfe, the other by Iryo — on a high-speed line Wednesday. It said on X that the incident took place near Mora, Orgaz and Urda and all trains on the route had been stopped.
Esther Padilla, spokeswoman for the Castilla-La Mancha regional government, told RTVE news that one of the trains appeared to have stopped, on the line between Madrid and Seville, before the collision knocked some carriages off the track.
Citing Adif, she said one of the trains was carrying 146 passengers and a baby, while 397 passengers were aboard the second.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wrote on X that he was “shocked” by the accident. “My affection, solidarity and support to all the victims and their families,” he added.
A passenger on the train that was traveling from Madrid to Seville told El Mundo that the scene was “apocalyptic.”
“I find it very hard to believe that there are any living people. It’s as if someone planted a bomb,” Sebastián Herrero told the newspaper.
The Health Ministry said on social media it was coordinating with authorities to provide all necessary resources.
The incident follows another deadly crash in the country this year; more than 40 people were killed in January when two high-speed passenger trains collided in southern Spain.
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