🇪🇸 Spain Health29 October 2026

Spain begins three days of mourning after 68 deaths

By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TelQuel

Spain has begun three days of national mourning after two trains collided, killing at least 68 people and injuring more than 100. Families are still searching for their relatives, while the accident has revived questions about rail safety, according to TelQuel.

Spain began three days of national mourning on Thursday after a collision between two trains killed at least 68 people and injured more than 100 the previous day, TelQuel reports. The victims' families are still seeking news of their relatives.

The accident is described as the worst rail tragedy to occur in Spain since 2013, TelQuel reports. It comes a day after Spanish authorities announced the death toll from the collision the collision between two trains in Spain.

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A collision between two trains near Urda, on the Madrid-Andalusia line, killed at least 68 people, according to Le Monde, Vanguard and Real Equatorial Guinea; Daily Post puts the toll at 64. Vanguard reports more than 100 injured, compared with 77 hospitalised, including 15 in a very serious condition, according to Real Equatorial Guinea. The Spanish government declared three days of national mourning; the trains were carrying 397 Renfe passengers and 147 Iryo passengers, according to the Castile-La Mancha regional government spokesperson. Daily Post reports that Israel offered its condolences and that rescue teams continued their searches.

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