Why Did This AVE Hit a Stopped Train? | Spain Toledo Train Crash

A Renfe AVE ran into the back of a stopped Iryo train on Spain's Madrid–Seville high-speed line near Urda, Toledo, on 28 October 2026. At least 64 people died, according to the regional government of Castilla-La Mancha, and the toll may rise. This video sets out what has been confirmed, what has been attributed to government sources, what is still speculation, and what investigators will need to establish: how the LZB train-protection system keeps trains apart, what happens when it is not working, and how this collision compares with Adamuz (January 2026) and Angrois (2013). Subscribe for the investigation's findings:    / @onesmallcause   Breaking news: figures and statements are as reported on the afternoon of 28 October 2026 (Madrid time). No official cause has been given. Allegations reported by the press are attributed and are not findings. Chapters 0:00 A train standing still 1:19 The morning 4:07 The first account 5:45 The line 7:24 How trains are kept apart 10:20 What we know, and what we don't 12:23 This line, this year 14:59 What happens next Sources • ADIF, Renfe and Iryo statements, 28 Oct 2026 (as reported by Spanish media) • 112 Castilla-La Mancha and the regional government of Castilla-La Mancha (death toll), 28 Oct 2026 • RTVE, "Al menos 64 muertos… en Urda, Toledo", updated 14:30, 28 Oct 2026 • Government sources via El País, as reported by CLM24, Qué! and Libertad Digital, 28 Oct 2026 • Reglamento de Circulación Ferroviaria, Real Decreto 664/2015 (BOE-A-2015-8042) • Real Decreto 623/2014 (rail accident investigation) • CIAF preliminary report on the Adamuz accident (April 2026), as reported • CNMC annual rail report 2025 (17 Jul 2026) Image credits (Wikimedia Commons): Iryo train near Mora, Toledo: Chencho Ruiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 Iryo train in Madrid: Javier Perez Montes, CC BY-SA 4.0 Renfe S-103 at Madrid-Atocha and at Córdoba: MNXANL, CC BY-SA 4.0 AVE Class 100: Fedekuki, CC BY-SA 3.0 Renfe S-100 and Iryo at Seville Santa Justa: Jon Worth, CC BY 2.0 Madrid–Seville maximum speeds chart: Gusiluz de SSC, CC BY-SA 4.0 Adamuz accident map: Germenfer, CC BY 4.0 (map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) Images resized, cropped and overlaid with labels. Photos of trains show the same types of train, not the ones involved. Maps: Natural Earth. Diagrams and 3D scenes are simplified illustrations, not to scale. Licences: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... #Spain #TrainCrash #Toledo #RailSafety #Engineering