Spain demands answers as train disaster toll rises

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Emergency services attend to the victims at the scene of a collision between two trains in Urda, Spain, on October 28, 2026. © Juanma Jiménez, AP 02:06 Issued on: 30/10/2026 - 11:05 Spain began demanding answers on Thursday after the toll from the country's second high-speed train collision this year rose to 69 people, with scores injured and distraught relatives desperately seeking news about their loved ones. One of Europe's deadliest rail disasters this century struck south of Madrid on Wednesday morning when a service by state operator Renfe ploughed into the back of a stationary train belonging to private Spanish company Iryo. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Madrid, Spain. Video content Video Americas Video content Video France Video content Video Europe Video content Video Americas Video content Video Spain Video content Video Africa Video content Video Americas