At least 30 people died and dozens were injured after two high-speed trains collided and derailed in Spain the morning of Oct. 28.
The rear-end crash took place in the Toledo province just south of the country's capital of Madrid on a line connecting with the city of Seville, Reuters reported.
"Shocked by the serious train accident in Toledo," the country's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on X. "Emergency services are working on the ground to assist those affected and ensure their safety, in coordination with all the involved administrations. My affection, solidarity, and support to all the victims and their families."
Footage from regional Castilla-La Mancha Television showed a derailed train with at least one carriage remaining on an elevated
section of track while twisted metal, broken panels and wreckage could be seen strewn across an embankment beneath the line.
Miguel, a passenger travelling with several colleagues in the rear car of one of the trains, described to COPE radio the moment of the accident.
"We heard a massive roar, a truly enormous thud that went on for 10 seconds, as if the train were about to derail. Through the right-hand window, we could see a wrecked train – I imagine it must have been the other one," he said.
Castilla-la Mancha regional government said the death toll had risen to 30 from 10 after earlier warning it could rise.
The collision comes on the heels of another deadly crash between high-speed trains belonging to the same operators on the same line, regional authorities said.
Forty six people died in the January crash, which took place after a train derailed and smashed into an oncoming train near Adamuz, in Cordoba province.
Contributing: Reuters
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