Photos: Spain high-speed train crash kills 30
A high-speed train has slammed into the rear of another stopped train in central Spain, derailing two carriages and killing at least 30 people, authorities reported.
The crash happened early on Wednesday near Urda, in Toledo province, south of Madrid. At least 80 people were injured in the collision, according to Emiliano Garcia-Page, the president of the Castilla-La Mancha region, who warned that the death toll could rise further.
Emergency Response
Spain's Health Minister Monica Garcia stated that emergency workers are concentrating on rescuing survivors and recovering bodies from the two most damaged carriages. The injured are being transported to several hospitals in the affected area.
Emergency workers were focusing on rescuing survivors and recovering bodies from the two most damaged carriages.
Previous Incidents
In January, Spain experienced another deadly train accident when 45 people were killed in southern Spain after a train left the tracks and collided with an oncoming service. That crash was Spain's deadliest since 2013, when 80 people were killed in a derailment.
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