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- 1Spain hit by five fatal high-speed rail accidents in 2026▼Spain records at least five fatal high-speed rail accidents in 2026 1) Adamuz rail disaster (January 18) A high-speed Ir
Spain has recorded at least five fatal high-speed rail accidents in 2026, according to a widely shared account. The most recent began with the Adamuz rail disaster on January 18, when an Iryo high-speed train derailed on the Madrid–Seville line near Córdoba after a fractured rail weld, followed seconds later by a southbound Renfe train crashing into the wreckage.
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Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente is facing intense political pressure after a fatal train accident in Adamuz. Victims' relatives accused him of mocking the situation over a publicity spot, while opposition parties attacked him, with the PP ridiculing a sprained injury he suffered and demanding consequences from Prime Minister Sánchez. Puente also clashed with Feijóo over housing remarks by Málaga's mayor, calling him a 'Nosferatu' by comparison.
- 3Fatal train collision near Urda, Toledo, kills 68●Spain, 2026. What you see is not bad luck, it's a pattern. Today near Urda, Toledo, a Renfe AVE hit a stopped Iryo train
A Renfe AVE high-speed train reportedly struck a stopped Iryo train at full speed near Urda in Toledo province, Spain, derailing carriages down a four-meter embankment. Accounts circulating on social media claim 68 people died and more than 100 were injured, with some users framing the crash as part of a pattern, citing a previous accident near Adamuz. No official casualty figures have been confirmed in the available evidence.
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Isabel López, a researcher from Adamuz, a municipality in the province of Córdoba, Spain, has said that technical reports drawn up by specialists are frequently modified once they reach higher decision-making levels. Her remarks, reported by Cadena SER, have drawn attention in the area, raising questions about how independent expert analysis is treated by local or regional authorities.
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Spanish minister Puente has justified corrections made to the technical reports in the investigation into the road collapse in Adamuz, in Córdoba province, saying the changes were made 'for a reason'. The remarks have drawn attention amid ongoing questions about the handling of the official inquiry into the damage to local roads.
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Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente, 57, is in the news after speaking about his childhood, recalling that his father was born in a two-house village and barely attended school, working instead with livestock. Separately, the president of the Adamuz victims' association criticised a promotional clip for Puente's appearance on the TV show 'Cara al Show' as being in very poor taste.