Suryaa Now International Desk: A fatal train accident occurred in Spain. A high-speed passenger train from the capital Madrid to Seville, on the same route... A fatal train accident occurred in Spain. This great tragedy occurred when a high-speed passenger train traveling from the capital Madrid to Seville collided with another train traveling on the same route. Two bogies derailed and overturned in this accident near Urda village in Toledo province.
So far, at least 68 people have lost their lives and hundreds of others have been seriously injured in this tragedy. This is the second major accident in the history of Spain's railways this year, and the country is in shock. Emergency services officials said passengers were stuck in the middle of the coaches due to the high level of danger and the rescue workers were cutting the coaches with the help of gas cutters and pulling out the injured. As soon as the information was received, hundreds of rescue personnel, ambulances and helicopters reached the spot and started rescue operations. The seriously injured have been shifted to nearby hospitals for treatment.
The passengers said that suddenly there was a loud noise and before they knew what was happening, there was a serious accident and they were moved to tears. The Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, has announced three days of mourning across the country. Expressing his deepest condolences to the families of the deceased, he ordered a high-level investigation into the incident. The government has taken immediate steps to address growing public concerns over the safety of the country's state-of-the-art high-speed rail network. Railway safety officials and experts have intensified investigations into whether it was a signaling failure or a technical glitch.