Grave accidente del AVE: dos trenes colisionan en Urda (Toledo)

Two trains, an AVE from Renfe and an Iryo, collided in Urda, Toledo, sending two carriages of one of the trains plunging down a ravine. The incident occurred at 8:54 AM. Firefighters from the parks of Alcázar de San Juan and Orgaz, Civil Protection from several nearby towns, three medical helicopters, and two UVI units are on the scene.

Adif has suspended high-speed train service between Madrid and Andalusia due to a "collision between two trains," according to a message from the state-owned company on social media platform X. "The circulation on the Madrid-Andalusia high-speed line is interrupted due to a collision between two trains," they announced. The company has already arranged changes and ticket cancellations for passengers affected by the line closure.

The accident took place between the towns of Los Yébenes and Urda (Toledo) after 9:00 AM, involving an AVE train from Renfe that departed from Madrid at 8:00 AM for Sevilla and an Iryo convoy traveling in the opposite direction. The Renfe train had stopped and slowed down minutes before due to a traffic issue on the line.