At least 10 people were killed when two high-speed trains crashed in central Spain on Wednesday, officials in the country said.
\n\n“That number will surely rise,” said Esther Padilla, spokeswoman for the Castilla La Mancha region.
\n\nThe accident took place just after 9 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET) in the country’s central Toledo province, ADIF, which manages Spain’s state-owned railway infrastructure, said in a statement on X.
\n\nThe crash comes 10 months after a deadly crash in January between high-speed trains run by the same operators, Renfe and Iryo, on the same line between Madrid to Seville.
\n\nSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he was “deeply saddened” by the accident. He added, that emergency services “are working on-site to assist those affected and ensure their safety, in coordination with all relevant authorities.”
\n\n“My heartfelt sympathy, solidarity, and support go out to all the victims and their families,” Sanchez wrote on X.
\n\nPadilla told state broadcaster TVE that the two high-speed trains were heading in the same direction from Madrid to Seville when one ran into the tail of the other which had stopped on the line.
\n\nThis caused two of the stationary train’s cars to be knocked off the…
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