Summary
At least 10 people died when two high-speed trains collided in Spain’s Toledo province on Wednesday morning, according to Spanish media. Rail service between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia was suspended, and local officials said passengers were injured and emergency preparations were underway.
Key Facts
- ADIF, Spain’s rail system operator, said the crash happened Wednesday morning in Toledo province.
- Spanish media reported that at least 10 people died.
- TVE reported that the trains were traveling in the same direction and that one struck the rear of the other.
- The collision reportedly knocked two train cars off the track.
- Rail service between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia was suspended.
- The mayor of Urda said civil protection authorities asked the town to prepare a sports pavilion for passengers.
- Castilla-La Mancha regional president Emiliano García-Page said he was heading to the crash site.
- The article says 45 people died in a separate train crash in southern Spain in January.
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