The President of the Republic lamented with “extreme sadness” the death of a Portuguese citizen in the railway accident in Toledo. The mortal victim was a member of the crew of one of the rugged compositions in Urda.
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30/10/2026
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O President of the Republic, António José Seguro, expressed “enormous sadness” for the death of a Portuguese citizen in the collision between two high-speed trains in the locality of Urda, in the Spanish province of Toledo.
“President António José Seguro took note, with great sadness, of the death of a Portuguese citizen in the terrible railway accident in the province of Toledo, Spain”, reads a note published on the site of President of the Republicthis friday.
“The President of the Republic expresses condolences to his family and friends, reaffirming his total solidarity with the Spanish people and all those affected in this tragedy,” he adds.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also confirmed this Friday that a portuguese citizen died in the railway accident.
In a statement sent to the essays, Paulo Rangel’s ministry indicated that the man “was a member of the crew of one of the trains involved in the accident.”.
“Portugal deeply regrets the deaths and injuries of this tragic accident in Spain, strengthening the deepest condolences to the victims’ families and with solidarity for the Spanish people and authorities,” he says.
The accident occurred on Wednesday morning, when two high-speed trains traveling more than 500 people collided in Urda, a town about 150 kilometres south of Madrid.
According to the most recent report, there are at least 69 victims, a number which, according to the Spanish Committee on the Investigation of Rail Accidents (CIAF), remains provisional.
This was the second train accident with high-speed trains this year in Spain, after that of Adamuz, in Córdoba, in January, in which 46 people died.