The death toll from two high-speed train collisions in Spain’s Toledo province has risen to 64. According to Spain’s rail infrastructure operator, the collision occurred this morning, when a train operated by Renfe, state-owned railway company, carrying 397 passengers, collided with the rear of a stationary train operated by Iryo, a private high-speed rail operator with 147 passengers on board on the Madrid-Seville line, near the town of Urda. Two carriages derailed, and some reportedly fell down an embankment.
Emergency teams rushed to the scene to rescue passengers trapped inside the damaged coaches. Following the crash, rail services between Madrid, Ciudad Real and Andalusia have been suspended.
Spokesperson for the Castilla-La Mancha regional government Esther Padilla, said, the cause of the crash was not known adding that death toll is likely to rise.
