Ten killed after moving train hits stopped one in Toledo

Ten people died on Wednesday morning when a moving high-speed train collided with the rear of a stopped train in the province of Toledo.

The impact caused two carriages to leave the tracks. Authorities confirmed the fatalities shortly after the crash, which occurred on a route connecting Madrid to Seville.

Esther Padilla, a spokeswoman for the Castilla La Mancha region, stated that officials had verified ten deaths but warned the count would likely increase. She noted that both trains were traveling in the same direction from Madrid toward Andalusia when the accident occurred.

The trains involved were operated by state-owned RENFE and private carrier IRYO. Padilla reported that 397 passengers were aboard the RENFE train and 147 were on the IRYO service. This marks the second deadly collision involving these two operators in less than a year.

Manuel Galán, the mayor of nearby Urda, said injured passengers were being treated at a local sports pavilion set up by civil protection teams. Regional president Emiliano García-Page confirmed via social media that he was en route to the scene to oversee the response.

Rail operator ADIF suspended all service between Madrid, Ciudad Real, and Andalusia following the crash. The January collision that killed 45 people remains the deadliest rail accident in Spain since 2013, and this incident follows closely on its heels.