At least 10 killed as Spain high speed train crash derails two cars
Reported by Fox News ·
Collision near Toledo
Spain’s rail operator ADIF said the crash happened Wednesday morning in Toledo province. A train hit another that had stopped, sending two cars off the tracks. Esther Padilla, spokeswoman for the Castilla La Mancha region, said officials had confirmed 10 deaths. She cautioned that the number was expected to increase.
Hundreds aboard trains
Padilla told state broadcaster TVE that both trains were high-speed services carrying hundreds of passengers. They were traveling in the same direction, from Madrid toward Seville in southwestern Spain.
Rescue and service disruption
Health Minister Mónica García told TVE that emergency workers were concentrating on reaching survivors and recovering bodies from the two most heavily damaged cars. Injured passengers were being taken to hospitals in the region.
Key points
- At least 10 people were confirmed dead after the collision in Toledo province.
- Two train cars derailed when one high-speed train struck a stopped train.
- Authorities said the trains were traveling from Madrid toward Seville.
- The cause was unknown, and rail service on several routes was suspended.