# Europe Today: Second high-speed rail disaster in nine months leaves Spain in grief

https://mins.news/en/item/120295

- euronews, 2026-10-29 07:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/29/europe-today-second-high-speed-rail-disaster-in-nine-months-leaves-spain-in-grief

> At least 68 people died after two high-speed trains collided south of Madrid, the second deadly rail crash in Spain this year. EU leaders are meeting Mark Carney in Montreal to launch an “Alliance for the Future”. The programme also examines next week’s US midterms, Ukraine’s defence capabilities and rising oil prices.

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