A Deadly Collision Has Struck Spain’s Madrid-Andalusia High-Speed Line 9 Months After Another Crash There Killed 46 People

28 Oct 2026, 16:12 by Jerome London · Thought Catalog

REUTERS/Susana Vera

Updated 36 minutes ago, October 28, 2026

At least 10 people were killed when Renfe and Iryo high-speed trains collided between Mora and Orgaz in Spain on Wednesday morning, halting services on the Madrid-Andalusia line. A regional government source gave the death toll; officials were still determining how many people were injured and what caused the crash.

At Madrid’s Atocha station on October 28, 2026, travelers check a ticket counter beneath an information screen announcing the suspension of Madrid-Andalusia high-speed rail service after the Mora-Orgaz collision. Photo by Susana Vera / REUTERS.

The trains collided shortly after 9 a.m., and 2 carriages of the Iryo train derailed, a Castilla La Mancha government spokesperson said. Rail infrastructure operator Adif described a rear-end collision on the Madrid-Seville route and suspended traffic on the line.

Cancelled train services fill a display board at Madrid’s Atocha station on October 28, 2026, as a commuter passes by in the aftermath of the Mora–Orgaz high-speed rail collision. Photo by Susana Vera / REUTERS.

Both operators were also involved in January’s crash on the same line, which killed 46 people. In that accident, near Adamuz in Cordoba province, a train derailed and struck a train traveling in the opposite direction. The disaster prompted debate over spending on railway maintenance.

Commuters at Madrid’s Atocha station pass under a screen announcing the suspension of the Madrid-Andalusia high-speed line on October 28, 2026, following a fatal collision near Mora and Orgaz. Photo by Susana Vera / Reuters.

Emergency services asked nearby Urda to make space available for passengers and injured people, including in a sports hall, Mayor Manuel Galan said. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s schedule was cleared for Wednesday, and the opposition People’s Party cancelled its campaign events.

At Madrid’s Atocha station, an information screen announced the line’s closure as 2 people sat beneath it on October 28.

Travelers at Madrid’s Atocha station read a screen announcing the suspension of high-speed rail service to Andalucía after two trains collided on October 28, 2026. Photo by Susana Vera / Reuters.

Photo: REUTERS/Susana Vera

At Madrid’s Atocha station, a traveler rolls her suitcase past a disruption notice on October 28, 2026, after the Madrid-Andalusia high-speed line was suspended following a deadly train collision near Mora and Orgaz. Photo by Susana Vera / Reuters.

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