Spain high-speed train crash kills 68, injures over 100

Home Europe 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: © France 24 06:30 Issued on: 28/10/2026 - 20:32 A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 68 people and injured scores more on Wednesday, with the toll likely to rise, authorities said, in one of Europe's deadliest such disasters this century. The second such accident to strike Spain this year will raise fresh questions about the country's rail safety, with the transport minister speaking of an "error" and "inexplicable circumstances" that led to the collision. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Urda, south of Madrid. Keywords for this article Video content Video Europe Video content Video Europe Video content Video Europe Video content Video Europe Video content Video Europe Video content Video Europe Video content Video Europe Video content Video Europe Video content Video France