'Chaotic scenes' at site of Spain's deadly train crash

Author: bbc.co.ukPublished on: October 28, 2026Country: Spain

World / International

'Chaotic scenes' at site of Spain's deadly train crash

Two high-speed trains collided south of Madrid, killing dozens of people and injuring others. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called it “unacceptable” that Spain had suffered a second fatal rail crash in a year. BBC correspondent Guy Hedgecoe reports from the crash site.

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