At least 31 dead and 80 injured after two trains collide in Spain
The death toll from today’s train collision has risen to 31, according to the latest information from local government in Castile-La Mancha.
TL;DR
- At least 31 confirmed deaths and 80 injured in a train collision in Toledo, Spain.
- The death toll is expected to rise as emergency services continue their work.
- A possible signaling failure is being investigated as a contributing factor.
- Former labor minister Fátima Báñez was reported to be on one of the trains.
- All Copa del Rey football matches scheduled for the day have been postponed.
- The European Commission has offered assistance with the investigation.
- This incident is Spain's fourth deadliest train crash since the 1970s.