Why do train accidents happen so often in Spain? On the morning of October 28 in Spain, after a collision between two high-speed trains in the province of Toledo, 69 people were killed, and at least 179 others were injured in varying degrees of severity. This disaster is the third in a year involving high-speed trains in Spain. Medusa examines why train accidents in this country happen so often and how they could have been prevented. Open with VPN | No VPN.