Woah. 64 people? That's an insane accident. Wth even happened???

Edit: 68 apparently

The crash involved two high-speed trains operated by Spanish rail companies Renfe and Iryo on the Madrid-Seville line. According to Renfe, the collision near Urda station caused the two rear carriages of the Iryo train to derail. Emergency services were dispatched to the scene.

Footage published by local media showed the wreckage of both trains scattered across the tracks and a nearby embankment as emergency crews worked at the scene. Passengers were seen leaving the area with their luggage in the aftermath of the crash.

Horrific.

And, interestingly, the last paragraph of the article:

Wednesday's crash comes just nine months after another collision involving two high-speed trains near the southern Spanish town of Adamuz killed 46 people in January, raising serious concerns about rail safety in the country.

Reminds me of airplane crashes where huge numbers of people just all die at once. Awful... truly awful.

Before people freak out and say "Wow, I guess we shouldn't trust trains", in Q1 of 2026, 90 days, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported 7770 people died from cars in the US. That's an average of 86 people a day, every day, from cars. And they considered that a good number, because it was down 4% from other quarters!

So yes, this is a tragedy. But it's also a rare occurrence that probably killed fewer people than October 28th alone did on the streets of car central.

I really don't get it. How is it even possible for two trains to collide in 2026, computer error or not? What a tragedy.

See America, THIS is why we can't have passenger rail! Now go drive on the highway and don't think too much.

The best resource for travel is flying aluminum tubes. Get in on of those things. Its safe and very fast.