The French President, Emmanuel Macron, sent condolences to the Spanish people for the railway accident in Toledo, which resulted in at least 30 dead and dozens injured.
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28/10/2026
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O French President Emmanuel Macron sent a message of condolences “to the Spanish people” for today’s train accident in Toledo, on the high-speed line between Madrid and Seville.
“Terrible railway tragedy in Spain. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and the many wounded, as well as with all the teams mobilized in rescue operations ", said Macron on social network X.
“ To the Spanish people, I express the solidarity of France,” the French President added.
The president of the extreme right-wing party National Meeting, Jordan Bardella, also expressed solidarity with Spain on the same social network.
“It’s an absolute tragedy. We offer our full support to the mobilized rescue teams and express our solidarity with the families of the victims and the Spanish nation,” said Bardella of the Marine Le Pen party.
At least 30 people died today in the accident between two high-speed passenger trains near Urda station in Toledo, Spain, the regional government of Castilla-La Mancha said.
The collision occurred just before 09:00 locals (08:00 in Lisbon) and are on site firefighters and other means of civil protection and emergency, according to emergency service 112.
According to Adif, which manages Spanish railway infrastructure, the accident involved two high-speed trains connecting Madrid and Seville in the south of the country.
397 people were travelling on one train (one AVE, Renfe public company) and 147 on the other, from Iryo private company.
The Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, as well as several ministers, canceled today's public agenda because of the accident.