At least 46 people died in a train accident in Spain. According to the Spanish Civil Protection Service, the accident happened near Orda station in the province of Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. An AVE high-speed passenger train collided with an Irio train that stopped on the tracks. As a result of the collision, two carriages derailed and fell into an embankment. According to preliminary information from Spanish media, the cause of the disaster could have been an error by the employee of the traffic control center, who allowed the AVE train to continue its journey, despite the Erio train in front of it. It is not yet known why the Irio train stopped on the tracks. Following the accident, the high-speed train services between Madrid and Andalusia were suspended. Video not loading? Look at Mach!

At least 46 people died in a train accident in Spain. According to the Spanish Civil Protection Service, the accident happened near Orda station in the province of Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. An AVE high-speed passenger train collided with an Irio train that stopped on the tracks. As a result of the collision, two carriages derailed and fell into an embankment. According to preliminary information from Spanish media, the cause of the disaster could have been an error by the employee of the traffic control center, who allowed the AVE train to continue its journey, despite the Erio train in front of it. It is not yet known why the Irio train stopped on the tracks. Following the accident, the high-speed train services between Madrid and Andalusia were suspended. Video not loading? Look at Mach!