King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia attend Mass for the 69 killed in Spanish train collision
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Bénin Web TV
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain attended a Mass at Toledo Cathedral in tribute to the 69 victims of the collision of two high-speed trains near Urda on 28 October. Opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo was present, but Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was not, according to Bénin Web TV.
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain attended a Mass at Toledo Cathedral on Tuesday 10 November 2026 in tribute to the 69 people killed on 28 October in the collision of two high-speed trains near Urda, south of Madrid. Relatives of the victims and several political leaders took part, according to Bénin Web TV.
The ceremony, organised at 7pm by the Archdiocese of Toledo, was presided over by Archbishop Francisco Cerro Chaves. Sixty-nine candles were lit. A statue of the Christ of the Vera Cruz, venerated in Urda for several centuries, had been exceptionally brought to the cathedral. Opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo was present; Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez did not attend the Mass. The monarchs had already met injured people and relatives in Toledo on 29 October.
One of the trains struck a stationary train on the Madrid-Seville line. More than a hundred people received hospital treatment. Transport Minister Óscar Puente left his post in early November, as did the head of the rail infrastructure operator Luis Pedro Marco. The investigation continues.
The disaster comes a few months after another deadly high-speed train accident in Spain. Drivers' unions have launched a strike to demand greater safety, which is disrupting services on 10 November. The date of the Mass was brought forward from 12 to 10 November, after a first tribute in Urda on 31 October.
