Spain: the most watched news

The news videos watched most since yesterday on the leading news channels of Spain.

Urda train crash prompts questions over railway safety

Survivors’ accounts and questions about failed safeguards dominated Spain’s coverage after the Urda train collision. RTVE Noticias, Spain’s public broadcaster, reported 69 deaths.

Survivors and casualties

In EL PAÍS’s most-watched clip, survivor Antonio Gómez described the impact and waited for news of a missing companion.
RTVE reported more than 180 injuries and showed residents helping passengers.

Safety under scrutiny

Hospital visit

EL PAÍS showed King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia arriving at Toledo University Hospital.

The most watched videos

EL PAÍS 202K views since yesterday

After Urda, former Adif official urges maintenance over new lines

A railway podcast examines drivers' instructions, aging safety equipment and the loss of experienced staff after the fatal collision.

RTVE Noticias 166K views since yesterday

Rail unions give contrasting safety accounts in Urda crash report

The investigation must establish why automatic protection and fallback signals failed to prevent the collision, RTVE reports.

EL PAÍS 99K views since yesterday

Felipe and Letizia visit Toledo hospital treating train-crash victims

The live footage captures their arrival as a reporter says at least 20 passengers remain hospitalized, including 15 in intensive care.

RTVE Noticias 75K views since yesterday

Urda crash analysis examines braking distance and failed safeguards

Engineers explain why automatic protection and restricted-speed procedures matter when a high-speed train needs kilometers to stop.

RTVE Noticias 72K views since yesterday

Former minister Fátima Báñez reported dead in Urda train collision

The special bulletin raises the death toll to 69 while following victim identification, hospital care and the investigation into instructions given to drivers.

RTVE Noticias 61K views since yesterday

García-Page reports 69 dead in Urda train collision

The regional president says the most seriously injured patients are improving as crews continue searching the crushed carriages.

Shorts

EL PAÍS 265K views since yesterday
Urda survivor describes rail piercing carriage as companion remains missing
Antonio Gómez recounts the impact from a sports center where survivors and emergency teams have gathered after Spain's train disaster.
EL PAÍS 103K views since yesterday
Atocha recording captures instruction to restart AVE after system failure
EL PAÍS says the order to resume normal running departed from the restricted-speed procedure required before Spain's fatal rail collision.

Stories about their videos

World news 298K views since yesterday
Journalist recalls dining-car impact and escape in Spain's train crash
A survivor's account, families awaiting news and the transport minister's timeline add detail to coverage of the collision near Urda.

Channel: EL PAÍS · Spain · Story of October 29, 2026
World news 230K views since yesterday
Passenger walks past scattered wreckage after Toledo train collision
Ground-level footage shows Civil Guard officers beside a damaged carriage and passengers gathered on grass near the railway.

Channel: EL PAÍS · Spain · Story of October 29, 2026
World news 161K views since yesterday
Urda opens emergency shelter as families await passenger identification
The Spanish bulletin follows neighbors bringing supplies, police collecting DNA samples and a minister's account of the minutes before the …

Channel: RTVE Noticias · Spain · Story of October 29, 2026
World news 159K views since yesterday
Smoking wreckage fills a passenger's window after Toledo train collision
A brief recording turns from debris on the embankment to passengers inside the carriage after the impact.

Channel: EL PAÍS · Spain · Story of October 29, 2026
World news 125K views since yesterday
Urda crash interrupts campaigning as emergency crews mobilize
An early Spanish broadcast captures suspended political events and a nearby mayor waiting to learn what help rescuers need.

Channel: RTVE Noticias · Spain · Story of October 29, 2026
World news 113K views since yesterday
Feijóo demands independent inquiries as Spain's leaders respond to train disaster
The transport minister identifies the control center's role in restarting trains, while Sánchez promises to establish whether negligence or…

Channel: EL PAÍS · Spain · Story of October 29, 2026
World news 110K views since yesterday
Puente says Urda trains remained visible to control center
Spain's transport minister details the instruction to resume normal running after a safety-system failure, while leaving responsibility to …

Channel: RTVE Noticias · Spain · Story of October 29, 2026
World news 440K views since yesterday
Flávio Bolsonaro vows opposition but keeps challenge to Lula's ticket
The Liberal Party's recognition of the election result comes alongside demands for explanations and a proposed legal challenge alleging abu…

Channel: RTVE Noticias · Spain · Story of October 28, 2026
World news 239K views since yesterday
Flávio Bolsonaro's passport pledge precedes reported flight to the US
The Spanish report pairs his promise to remain in Brazil with Reuters reporting on his departure, while Argentina denies receiving an asylu…

Channel: RTVE Noticias · Spain · Story of October 28, 2026
World news 33K views since yesterday
Spain's unemployment rises as job creation slows
The national news roundup also covers the PP-Vox Senate pact, a request to release intelligence documents on Ceuta and proposals to expand …

Channel: RTVE Noticias · Spain · Story of October 28, 2026
World news 19K views since yesterday
Netanyahu's bid to extend voting hours meets Eisenkot's opposition
Spain's election explainer maps the parties behind Israel's two main blocs, alongside families demanding an inquiry into October 7.

Channel: RTVE Noticias · Spain · Story of October 28, 2026
World news 19K views since yesterday
Eisenkot's inquiry pledge marks a divide after Israeli polls close
The election-night report contrasts a promised independent October 7 investigation with security policies it describes as hawkish on both s…

Channel: RTVE Noticias · Spain · Story of October 28, 2026

News channels

EL PAÍS
A Spanish daily newspaper published since 1976, owned by the PRISA group. 3.4M subscribers and 2.4B views.
RTVE Noticias
The news division of RTVE, Spain's public broadcaster. 2.7M subscribers and 2B views.