Two high-speed trains collided Wednesday morning near Urda, on Spain’s Madrid-Seville line. At least 68 people were killed and about 100 were injured, and officials expect the death toll to rise. A Renfe train struck a stationary Iryo train, sending two coaches off the tracks and down an embankment. Roughly 500 passengers were aboard the two trains.
It is Spain’s deadliest high-speed rail crash since 2013. Authorities are investigating the cause, and the transport minister said it was inexplicable that a train kept moving despite a red signal. High-speed service between Madrid and Andalusia is suspended, and the government declared three days of mourning beginning Thursday. The US State Department said several American citizens were among the injured.
