Spanish rail collision and Turkish road accidents leave over 60 dead

Investigations are underway following several fatal transport incidents in Spain and Turkey.

In central Spain, a high-speed train traveling from Madrid to Seville collided with another train near Los Yebenes in Toledo province, leaving 64 people dead after two carriages derailed down a hillside.

Concurrently, Turkish authorities are investigating multiple serious road accidents. In Ankara's Polatlı district, a head-on vehicle collision on the Yunak Road killed three people and injured four others. In Isparta province, a midibus transporting seasonal agricultural workers crashed into the back of a heavy goods vehicle, injuring 17 passengers. Additionally, a separate collision involving two freight trucks resulted in one fatality and three injuries.

Local authorities in both countries have opened formal probes into the causes of the collisions.

Sources: Anadolu Ajansı (Anadolu Agency), Bianet, Cumhuriyet, TRT Haber (Turkish Radio and Television Corporation)