Following a major rail disaster in Spain on Wednesday, officials halted travel on the Madrid to Andalusia corridor, Reuters reported. The national railway firm withheld specifics initially but confirmed the structural disruption. More than 40 could be dead, according to some reports, although the official count was initially confirmed at 10.
"Traffic on the Madrid-Andalusia high-speed rail line has been suspended following a rear-end collision between two trains," the operator announced on X, via Reuters.
First responders rushed to Toledo province near Los Yebenes shortly after 9 a.m., where bystanders observed multiple casualties, according to El Pais. The Spanish newspaper detailed that two carriages derailed, plunging down a slope. Reuters continues monitoring this ongoing event.
Posting online, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez shared he felt completely "dismayed", offering profound "solidarity and support to the victims and their families". In a related headline, the leader was described as being "dismayed" while sending his "solidarity and support for the victims and their families". Rescue crews were actively deployed to manage "the affected people and guarantee their safety", the leader emphasized.
Ahead of the November 29 elections, Podemos representative Irene Montero echoed this urgency by calling the casualties her "top priority". She urged the public online, "Let's make the work of the emergency services easier and be attentive to official information". Left-wing coalition Frente Amplio subsequently postponed all scheduled campaign rallies.
