Audio reveals Madrid control centre ordered train restart before deadly Toledo crash
NBC News reported that audio recordings released on October 29, 2026 reveal the Madrid control centre ordered a Renfe high-speed train to restart its journey while an Iryo train was stopped on the same line, a move that preceded the fatal crash near Toledo on October 28, 2026, which killed at least 69 people and injured many others. The crash, in which the Renfe train rear-ended the stationary Iryo train, prompted suspension of traffic on the Madrid-Andalusia line, a three-day period of national mourning and an investigation into a possible signalling or computer-control failure. The incident has intensified debate over rail safety ahead of Spain’s national election.