Breaking News · Oct 28, 2026At least 64 people killed in Spain as two high-speed trains collide

Breaking News · October 28, 2026, 9:20 AM CDT

As reported by The New York Times:

Toledo, Spain3:19 p.m. Oct. 28 Live Updates: At Least 64 Killed in Train Crash in Spain, Officials Say A high-speed passenger train rear-ended another near Toledo, months after a crash involving the same carriers killed dozens and stunned the country.

– Guardia Civil/Ministry of Interior, via Associated Press – Juanma Jiménez/Europa Press, via Associated Press – Capital Radio, via Agence France-Presse – Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters – Reuters – Manu Fernandez/Associated Press – Javier Soriano/Agence France-Presse —

Getty Images – Reuters Latest A high-speed passenger train rear-ended another on Wednesday morning near Toledo, Spain, derailing parts of both and killing at least 64 people, according to local emergency officials.

The death toll from the accident, which sent multiple carriages down an embankment, makes it one of the most lethal in the country’s history.

The crash also comes after a deadly collision involving the same carriers on a southern line in January, which killed 46 people, stunned Spain and created deep doubts about the security of its once-vaunted rail system.

At least 58 people were injured in the crash on Wednesday, officials from the Castilla-La Mancha region said.^[1]

Video: NBC News, October 28, 2026 — “Train collision in Spain kills at least 30 people”. Matched to this story by shared names and terms in its title; watch the original for full context.

Where It Happened

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How 5 outlets are reporting it

• At least 64 people killed in Spain as two high-speed trains collide (Reuters)
• Live Updates: At Least 30 Killed in Train Crash in Spain, Official Says (The New York Times)
• At least 31 dead and 80 injured after two trains collide in Spain – latest updates (The Guardian)
• At least 64 reported dead in high-speed train collision in Spain, authorities say (CBS News)
• Spanish football postpones 24 Copa del Rey games after train crash (Al Jazeera)

What The Guardian reports

64 dead, 58 injured in Spain train crash, local authorities say The latest local government update confirms 64 dead, and 58 injured in today’s crash.

40 of the dead were travelling on the Iryo train, and 24 on the AVE high-speed train, it added.

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What is not yet confirmed

• According to early, unconfirmed reports from Spain (12:30), the first train, an Iryo service, may have stopped after flagging a failure in the LZB system.^[2]

What the official record says

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How to Verify This Yourself

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References

1. The New York Times. Live Updates: At Least 30 Killed in Train Crash in Spain, Official Says. ↩
2. The Guardian. At least 31 dead and 80 injured after two trains collide in Spain – latest updates. ↩

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