68 killed in HSR incident in Spain

[LionKing]

Spain train crash live updates: At least 68 killed in high-speed train crash, with death toll set to rise as nation’s PM says ‘all of Spain is in mourning’

A high-speed train has slammed into another that had stopped on the tracks in Spain, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens in the second deadly rail collision this year. Follow our coverage.

www.smh.com.au

RIP.
Avoiding train travel in Spain would save your life.

 

[Quickstatus]

Avoiding train travel in Spain would save your life.

There is something problematic about Spain train travel.
2 train derailments earlier this year cost nearly 50 lives and injured another nearly 200 (not including this latest one)

However, based on that sentiment, avoiding any mode of transport could then save your life too.....
In the 12 months to September 2026, the national road toll in Australia was 1334. And the road toll is rising...
Would you stop driving, stop riding in a car, or stop crossing the road?

 

[RooFlyer]

Spain train crash live updates: At least 68 killed in high-speed train crash, with death toll set to rise as nation’s PM says ‘all of Spain is in mourning’

A high-speed train has slammed into another that had stopped on the tracks in Spain, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens in the second deadly rail collision this year. Follow our coverage.

www.smh.com.au

RIP.
Avoiding train travel in Spain would save your life.

Carp. Done it many times, and I’m getting a high-speed train from Malaga to Barcelona in about a month.

 

[esseeeayeenn]

I've done Madrid-Barcelona and would recommend it.
The service in First Class is excellent, with everything included in the fare, and brought to your seat.
I've also done Madrid-Toledo as recently as February, although this was south of Toledo.
But there were delays due to works on the tracks which could be related.

 

[jb747]

In the 12 months to September 2026, the national road toll in Australia was 1334. And the road toll is rising...

I recall the road toll in Victoria alone being around 1,000. The current numbers may be rising but they have reduced dramatically overall, over the years. Not because of enforcement, or training, or even better roads. The engineers can take the credit for this.

 

[Quickstatus]

The current numbers may be rising but they have reduced dramatically overall

The numbers suggest that on a per person based there is an improvement.

 

[Mattg]

Yikes, I took that exact Renfe train journey last month (in the front carriage, too).

 

[TheRealTMA]

Spain train crash live updates: At least 68 killed in high-speed train crash, with death toll set to rise as nation’s PM says ‘all of Spain is in mourning’

A high-speed train has slammed into another that had stopped on the tracks in Spain, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens in the second deadly rail collision this year. Follow our coverage.

www.smh.com.au

RIP.
Avoiding train travel in Spain would save your life.

Not necessarily. Spain recorded 1,775 road deaths in 2025

 

[TheRealTMA]

Terrible tragedy. Should never have happened. Interestingly, the same conditions led to the rail disaster in the UK a few months ago where one train was stopped and was hit from behind by a high speed train that was not notified of the stopped train. Wonder if they use the same train controller system.