The Urda collision has left 69 people dead and more than 200 injured. Forensic teams have completed 48 autopsies and identified five victims. Investigators say it is too early to determine why the AVE struck the stationary Iryo.
Pedro Sánchez urged Transport Minister Óscar Puente to remain in office after the Urda rail crash, information from senior sources. Puente had offered to step aside if the president believed his position harmed the government’s project.
Spain's Partido Popular said it would observe three days of official mourning before pressing Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez over political responsibility for the Urda rail disaster. Party figures say the departure of Transport Minister Óscar Puente would not be enough.
Audio from the Urda crash indicates that Atocha control gave the AVE an LZB4 instruction instead of LZB3. Experts say the reported partial failure called for visual running at no more than 40 km/h while the Iryo occupied the block.
Two rail crashes have killed 109 people in Spain in 2026, putting the provisional rail death rate above the car figure per passenger-kilometre. The calculation uses approximate annual travel totals.
The JEC has opened a disciplinary case against Pedro Sánchez over an election-period video filmed before Picasso’s 'Guernica' at the Reina Sofía. It says the recording may breach rules on government campaigning and public resources, and has asked him to remove it.
Semaf has called a full strike at Renfe on November 10 and partial stoppages on November 12, between a general strike set for November 11. The union says a February safety agreement has stalled.
Antonio Acedo Meneses and Daniel Muñoz Cob died when the AVE 2080 they were driving collided with a stationary Iryo at Urda. Seventeen minutes had passed since Atocha control told them to resume their journey.
After the Urda rail crash, Pablo Motos returned to 'El Hormiguero' and questioned whether Spain's rail network had been properly maintained. He cited €160bn in EU funding for infrastructure modernisation five years ago.
Laura Higuera of the Centro de Regulación de Atocha says recordings between controllers and train drivers should not have been released. Renfe and Iryo set up separate helplines for people affected by the Urda crash.
Juan Ignacio López Espinosa, 63, has not been located after the Urda rail accident. He was travelling in coach 7, seat 17D, on a work trip; his family is asking fellow passengers to share any information.
RACE estimates repairs for a segment C compact at about €1,000 to €14,000. Its figures assume labour at €65 an hour and show how sharply gearbox faults can lead up the bill.
RTVE is extending its coverage of the Urda train disaster on Thursday, dropping three programmes from La 1. laSexta has also suspended Zapeando, while Mediaset says its schedules will remain unchanged.
Nissan's Sentra Spec-V Concept pairs 300 CV with a six-speed manual and styling cues from the GT-R Nismo. The one-off show car revisits the SE-R ahead of the SEMA Show's 3 November opening.
Roadworks on the A-1 near Venturada could slow traffic into Madrid during the return. The DGT expects 5.34 million long-distance journeys and warns of peak congestion from Friday afternoon.
More than half of Spain’s road network needs work, with about 33,966 km requiring urgent reconstruction in under a year in the AEC’s 2024 figures. AECA-ITV puts the average vehicle age at 15.2 years.
Vázquez was found after Curro Vázquez and Fran spent 24 hours searching near the Urda crash site. He had been travelling to Seville to assess bulls for matador Pablo Aguado.
Spain’s Supreme Court has raised Stellantis Spain’s compensation for affected Citroën buyers from 2% to 5% of the purchase price. It said the earlier award was too low to provide adequate compensation.
The refreshed Tiggo 7 may form the basis of a future S700, but EBRO has not confirmed the link or a Spanish launch. Current hybrid options could continue, including a plug-in version with 90 km of electric range.
The singer has called the Toledo crash an «Injusticia» and urged thorough checks of modern infrastructure. Investigators have yet to establish the cause of the collision.
Autoalex paid £10,000 for a Ferrari 456 left in a garage for more than a decade. Its 5.5-litre V12 turns on the starter, but unfinished engine work and major chassis repairs remain.
Iryo chief Fabrizio Favara warned senators that LZB disconnections could stop trains and delay their restart. Twenty-three days later a failure preceded the Urda collision which left 69 dead and more than 200 injured.
Renfe has halted high-speed ticket sales between Madrid and Andalusia through 13 December as rail services remain suspended. Iberia is adding three flights on Thursday and coach firms say some have quintupled available seats.
Owners can download designs from the brand’s official Printables.com profile, including organisers for the Epiq and Peaq. Most parts call for heat-resistant plastic, a practical safeguard inside a sun-warmed car.
Police say the suspect was linked to ten break-ins at service stations and self-service car washes; two others are under investigation. Businesses had reported more than 24 incidents since July.
Judge Calama has rejected a request for Saudi authorities to confirm José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s account of a jewellery gift. The court says he has provided no proof that he sent the letters he says he wrote.
Hospitals in Toledo and Ciudad Real called for blood donations; Madrid hospitals did too. Nearby workers and residents helped passengers evacuate, while a Madrid farm protest became a five-minute silence.
Antonio García Colina reached the railway wreckage in Urda, then returned with medical supplies. He spent two hours giving first aid as emergency services mobilised more than 120 ground vehicles and four helicopters.
The council has cancelled two events organised by its Youth Department: a ‘Blood on the Clocktower’ role-playing session and a family Halloween party. The decision follows the Toledo rail accident and Spain’s official mourning.
At least 68 bodies had been found after the train disaster in Urda, Toledo, but only two victims were identified on Wednesday. Families travelled to the area and contacted hospitals as they searched for missing passengers.
Fátima Báñez, Spain’s employment minister from 2011 to 2018, died aged 59 in the Toledo rail crash. She was in the last carriage of an Iryo train travelling to Seville for a business event.
Railway engineer Carlos Sánchez de Roda says the Urda crash may have involved a failure of the ASFA backup system as well as the LZB. He argues trains should not resume after a safety-system fault at an operator’s discretion.
Renfe’s 24-hour drivers’ strike runs from 00:01 to 23:59 on October 29. Minimum services average 73% on Alta Velocidad and Larga Distancia, while disruption after the Urda accident may bring further changes.
Calls under the Blocus label spread through TikTok and private messaging groups before protests reached Barcelona. Officials say most participants are minors; platforms have taken action against related groups and videos.
Blocus calls spread through TikTok and private messaging groups, shifting from demands for better education to incitement to vandalism. Official sources say most participants are minors; Telegram and TikTok have taken action against related content.
