At least 39 dead after high-speed trains collide and carriages plunge off tracks

At least 39 people have been killed after two high-speed trains collided in Spain, sending two carriages off the tracks and down an embankment.

At least 39 dead after high-speed trains collide and carriages plunge off tracks

TL;DR

  • A collision between two high-speed trains in Spain has resulted in at least 39 deaths.
  • The incident involved a Renfe AVE train from Madrid to Seville and an Iryo train traveling in the opposite direction.
  • Two carriages derailed and fell down an embankment.
  • The crash happened between Los Yébenes and Urda in the province of Toledo.
  • Services on the Madrid-Andalusia high-speed line have been suspended.