Key facts
- At least 64 people died in a train collision near Toledo on Wednesday.
- The crash involved a stationary Iryo train and a moving Renfe train.
- This is the second fatal train collision in Spain this year.
- The January crash killed 46 people on the same Madrid-Andalusia line.
At least 64 people were killed on Wednesday morning after two trains collided near Toledo, Spain. The crash, the second fatal incident in nine months involving the same operators on the Madrid-Andalusia line, has raised safety concerns about the country's high-speed rail network. Officials stated that a train operated by private company Iryo had stopped due to a signalling fault and on orders from infrastructure manager Adif, when a second train operated by state-owned Renfe struck it. The accident follows a crash in January that killed 46 people near Adamuz in Andalusia. Rail unions have called for improved safety protocols and reliable, safe trains, with one union also calling a six-day strike for drivers at high-speed operator Ouigo.