What did the BBC Global News Podcast report about the October 2026 train crash near Urda in Spain?

The BBC reported on 28 October 2026 that two high-speed trains collided near the village of Urda in central Spain, one of them believed to be stationary at the time. At least 64 people were confirmed dead and around 80 injured, 50 of them seriously, and the authorities warned the death toll could still rise. Correspondent Guy Hedgcoe described one carriage lying halfway down an embankment.

• The injured were treated in a converted sports hall and nearby hospitals, and some were flown by helicopter to Madrid, about two hours' drive away.
• Hedgcoe said Urda's isolated, thinly populated surroundings and limited roads made the emergency response harder.

▸In their words

“How can this happen with the technology we have? It is not normal.” a passenger · at 2:18 — open in the transcript →

Source: our own transcription of the episode. The full conversation is on Global News Podcast (2026-10-28). Read the whole episode summary →

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