The collision happened near Urda station in Toledo province, the EFE news agency reported. Daily ABC, citing Spain’s civil protection service, said the trains were running on the Madrid-Andalusia route.
Emergency services said two carriages fell down an embankment. Ambulances and helicopters were sent to the scene, and nearby hospitals were preparing to receive the injured.
Health Minister Monica Garcia told public radio Cadena SER that the number of dead and injured was not known, calling the accident “very serious”.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on X: “I am shaken by the serious rail accident in Toledo province. My sympathy, solidarity and support to all the victims and their families”.
Poland’s foreign ministry said it was checking the reports and had no information on Polish casualties.
“We are checking media reports, our consulate in Spain is operating. For now there is no information about injured Poles”, spokesperson Maciej Wewiór told reporters.
Polish Infrastructure Minister Dariusz Klimczak also offered condolences, writing on X: “Deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of the tragic rail accident in Spain. My thoughts are also with the injured and all those affected by this tragedy”.
Addressing his Spanish counterpart, Oscar Puente, he added: “In these painful moments, please accept my expressions of solidarity and support”.
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Source: PAP