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Cranes are lifting wrecked train carriages whilst rescue teams search for victims following a collision between two trains in Urda, Spain, on 29 October 2026.

Video. EU prosecutors open fraud probe into Spain’s high-speed rail funds

Updated: 6 November 2026 - 13:49 GMT+1

EU prosecutors have opened a fraud investigation into funds for upgrading Spain’s Madrid–Seville high-speed line, where a 28 October crash near Urda killed 69. A similar probe began in March after a January crash on the same line killed 46.

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