Survivor describes overturning carriages in Spain's high-speed train collision

The Japanese report combines a passenger's account with rescue footage, disruption in Madrid and an investigation into a reported signaling problem.

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0:27Aerial footage shows overturned train carriages and rescue teams working at the crash site.
1:27The report cites regional authorities reporting at least 64 deaths and numerous injuries.
2:03A passenger recalls an impact from behind, overturning carriages and people being thrown into the air.
2:34Travelers wait at a Madrid station after services on the affected route are temporarily suspended.
3:13Investigators examine a collision involving an Iryo train reportedly stopped by a signaling problem and a moving Renfe train.
4:26Renfe establishes a crisis-response headquarters to support bereaved families.

A passenger remembers a sudden impact from behind, another train appearing on the left and then carriages overturning. In his account, people were thrown into the air and passengers were injured.

Japan's Nippon Television News presents that testimony alongside footage from the collision near Urda, in Spain's Toledo province. Images filmed from inside a train show damaged railway equipment outside the window. Aerial footage reveals derailed and overturned carriages, with rescue teams working around the wreckage.

The report says a moving Renfe train apparently struck an Iryo train that had stopped because of a signaling problem. The services were traveling on the corridor connecting Madrid with the southern region of Andalusia. Renfe is Spain's state-owned rail operator; Iryo is a private high-speed operator.

Citing regional authorities, the broadcast reports at least 64 deaths and numerous injuries. That is the toll given in this report, rather than a final accounting. It also says there were no reports of Japanese casualties at the time.

Authorities were investigating how the collision occurred. One passenger questions how such a crash could happen with modern technology, while a volunteer describes confusion and limited information from officials. Neither account establishes the cause.

The consequences extend beyond the wreck site: the report shows travelers stranded at a Madrid station after services on the route were temporarily suspended.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and French President Emmanuel Macron issued messages of solidarity and condolence. Macron's message also recognized those carrying out the rescue effort. The broadcast closes with Renfe's establishment of a crisis-response headquarters to support bereaved families.