Breaking: Australians potentially impacted by Spain rail disaster, DFAT says
What happened
Two Australians are unaccounted for after two high-speed trains collided in Spain, and Australia's foreign affairs department said it is working to confirm their wellbeing, according to ABC.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is giving consular assistance to the family of the two Australians.
The Wednesday crash killed 68 people and injured many more, and Spain declared three days of mourning, according to The Hindu.
A computer fault on a stretch of track halted all trains, then a control centre told a Renfe train to proceed without speed limits, and it hit an Iryo train, Transport Minister Óscar Puente said.
A preliminary report by the accident investigation authority AITAT estimated the Renfe train was doing between 160 and 200km/h; the exact speed awaits black box data, according to Reuters.
It is the same line where a derailment and collision in January left 46 dead, and rail safety has become an election issue ahead of the November 29 vote, according to To Vima.
“Spain has the right to know what is going on with its infrastructure”
To Vima
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- 2026-10-29 07:01 UTCEuronews · euronews.com ↗
- 2026-10-29 10:18 UTCThe Hindu · thehindu.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 07:00 UTCTo Vima · tovima.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 08:04 UTCABC · abc.net.au ↗
- 2026-10-30 13:03 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
- 2026-10-30 13:50 UTCThe Local Switzerland · thelocal.ch ↗
- 2026-10-30 14:13 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 15:37 UTCMyJoyOnline same text as BBC · myjoyonline.com ↗
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