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LIVE | Train accident in Toledo: latest news on the tragedy that leaves 69 dead, the visit of the King and Queen, Sánchez and Feijóo and political reactions

Breaking news on the train accident in Urda, Toledo. Follow live the latest updates from the emergency teams working in the accident area. The engineers' strike, called before the tragedy, is maintained. The minute-by-minute political and social reactions after the accident.

29 of october of 2026 at 09:32h
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Feijóo arrives in Urda (Toledo) and gives statements to the press

Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of the Popular Party (PP), has appeared at the 'ground zero' of the train accident in Toledo and has offered statements to the press.

“Yesterday we saw, after the accident, the best Spain,” he said in reference to the people who acted to help those affected. In addition, he assured that “Spaniards need answers” regarding the operation of high-speed lines in the country.

Regarding those responsible for the accident, he stated that “political responsibilities are not optional, they are essential from an ethical and moral point of view.”

 

PSOE, PP and Vox unite to express their "pain and condolences" through an institutional declaration

The Cortes of Castilla-La Mancha have approved this Thursday an institutional declaration in which they express their "deepest sorrow and condolences" for last Wednesday's accident in Toledo. The text has been jointly signed by the parliamentary groups of the PSOE, PP, and Vox during the meeting of the Board of Spokespersons.

 

Vox sues the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente

Vox, the party led by Santiago Abascal, filed a complaint this Thursday before the Supreme Court against the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, for alleged crimes of negligent homicide and serious injury by omission, in relation to the train accident in Urda (Toledo), in which at least 69 people have died.

 

The Train Drivers' Union considers the audio leak elementary and assures that this is information that "in theory should have been guarded."

Diego Martín, general secretary of the Spanish Railway Engineers Union, has assured in an interview for the EFE agency that the audio recordings from Adif's control room "in theory should have been safeguarded."

Likewise, he has confirmed the failure of the LZB system and has expressed his discomfort over the fact that transport units are currently used in "degraded situations" compared to the past.

 

Sánchez will be today at 12:00 at the Adif control center in Atocha

The President of the Government will appear at Adif's H24 control center, located at Madrid Puerta de Atocha - Almudena Grandes station, today at 12:00 p.m.

 

Renfe estimates the follow-up of the train drivers' strike at 15.16% so far today

Renfe has reported a 15.16% follow-up of the strike called by the Spanish Railway Engineers Union (Semaf) during the morning shift, which translates into the suspension of 12.5% of the affected train services.

The affected connections are the following:

  • Madrid-Barcelona and Barcelona-Madrid
  • Madrid-Figueres
  • Madrid-Valencia and Castelló-Madrid

Likewise, services originating from or destined for Pamplona, A Coruña, Vigo, Lugo, Gijón, Alicante, León, and Burgos are affected.

 

Sémper: responsibility for the accident in Toledo "transcends Óscar Puente"

The spokesperson for the Popular Party, Borja Sémper, stated in an interview with Onda Cero that the responsibility for the train accident in Toledo "transcends Óscar Puente," affirming: "I believe there is a higher responsibility." 

"The succession of inexplicable things we have been suffering in recent years, and especially in recent months, related to rail transport, should have led to some political responsibility a long time ago, but in this country, it doesn't happen," he concluded.

 

Irene Montero: "all the responsibility should not be placed on a worker when everyone sees that the system fails"

Irene Montero has spoken out through her ‘X’ account to express her indignation at the Government’s statements regarding the “human error” that would have caused the train accident in Toledo.

Pope Leo XIV is "deeply saddened" by the train accident in Urda, Toledo

The Vatican Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, has signed a telegram in which Pope Leo XIV expresses his deep sorrow upon learning the "painful" news of the "tragic" train accident recorded this Wednesday in the town of Urda (Toledo).

In addition, he sent his "heartfelt condolences" to the families of the 69 people who have died after the tragedy. 

Adelante Andalucía questions the government's leak of Adif's control room audio recordings

Teresa Rodríguez, co-spokesperson for Adelante Andalucía, has asked via her 'X' account: "Is it possible that the government leaked the audios to try to shift all the focus to the 'human factor'?"

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