At least 68 killed in Spain high-speed train collision

At least 68 people have died after two high-speed trains collided in central Spain on Wednesday morning, leaving carriages derailed and hundreds of passengers caught in the disaster. The collision occurred shortly after 9am local time near Urda, in Toledo province, about 140 kilometres south of Madrid, on the railway line connecting the Spanish capital with Seville. Regional authorities warned that the death toll was likely to rise as emergency crews searched the wreckage.

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