The number of fatalities due to railway accidents in Spain rises to 69

Published at: 29/10/2026 08:26 AM

The president of the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, confirmed in the city of Toledo the death of another victim in a health center, raising the number of deaths after the railway emergency to 69.

“To this day, we can confirm 69 deaths, one of them hospitalized,” said the regional authority during an appearance before the media accompanied by the president of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez.

Given the seriousness of the incident, the rescue authorities deployed an emergency operation consisting of 1,300 security and rescue personnel, supported by seven helicopters. During urgent medical assistance to injured people in the area of the accident, health teams even performed eight blood transfusions mid-flight.

In the area of the accident, relief forces and rescue units continue to work uninterruptedly to lift an overturned car on the road. At the same time, forensic specialists are making progress in the process of identifying human remains recovered from the rubble for subsequent delivery to family members.

Government institutions and State security agencies maintain their technical and logistical deployment in the disaster area, with the purpose of ensuring comprehensive care for victims, advancing the corresponding investigations and achieving the total clearance of the affected infrastructure.

Mazo News Team