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Spain suspends Madrid–Andalucía high-speed rail after deadly crash

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026, 12:11 UTC · How we work

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ADIF reported a collision between Renfe and Iryo high-speed trains, killing at least 10 people.
The crash occurred just after 9 a.m. (0800 GMT) on the Madrid-Seville line in Toledo province.
Spokesperson Esther Padilla said 147 passengers rode the Iryo train and 397 rode the Renfe train.
Spain suspended high-speed rail traffic between Madrid and Andalucía indefinitely after the collision.
Authorities said the cause remains unclear and investigations are underway.

History

The June 14 1999 collision of an SNCF TGV with a freight train near Lyon, which killed five, revived concerns first raised by the 1988 Gare de Lyon crash that killed 56. Because most serious TGV incidents have occurred on conventional lines, French authorities launched nationwide safety reviews, building on a record of 1.2 billion passengers carried since 1964.

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Historical Context

The June 14 1999 collision of an SNCF TGV with a freight train near Lyon, which killed five, revived concerns first raised by the 1988 Gare de Lyon crash that killed 56. Because most serious TGV incidents have occurred on conventional lines, French authorities launched nationwide safety reviews, building on a record of 1.2 billion passengers carried since 1964.

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