High-speed train crash in Spain kills at least 31, injures 80

At least 31 people were killed and 80 injured in a high-speed train collision south of Madrid on Wednesday morning. Emergency services rushed to the scene in Castilla-La Mancha to search for survivors and treat the wounded. In a post on social media site X, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said he was shocked by the accident and that he remained in contact with the transport minister and the Castilla-La Mancha Autonomous Community President. Rail operator Adif said in a social media post that the high-speed rail line from Madrid to the south had been suspended. It was not immediately clear what caused the crash, which took place just before 9 am. This is the second rail disaster in Spain this year, after another high-speed train collision in January left 46 dead.