Collision kills at least 10 on Spanish high-speed line

At least 10 people died in a collision between two trains in central Spain, according to the state-owned news agency and local media reports.

Rail system operator ADIF confirmed the accident took place on Wednesday morning in the province of Toledo. The agency suspended service on the route connecting Madrid, Ciudad Real, and Andalusia.

TVE reported that two high-speed trains were traveling in the same direction when the second train struck the rear of the first. The impact knocked two cars off the track.

Manuel Galán, the mayor of the nearby town of Urda, told state broadcaster TVE that passengers sustained injuries. He said civil protection authorities requested his town hall prepare a local sports pavilion to treat the wounded.

Jesús Pérez, mayor of the village of Los Yébenes, told TVE that the accident appeared serious. Regional president Emiliano García-Page posted on X that he was traveling to the crash site.

The crash marks a significant loss of life on Spain's high-speed network. In January, 45 people died in southern Spain when a train derailed and hit an oncoming train. That incident was the deadliest in the country since a 2013 crash that claimed 80 lives.