Here is the English translation of the article from EFE Verifica. EFE Verifica
Nothing proves that sabotage caused the train accident in Urda (Toledo)
By Gerardo Domínguez — 28 October 2026
What are we fact-checking?
The claim that the train accident in Urda, which caused dozens of deaths, was the result of sabotage carried out by a foreign actor.
Conclusion
No authority has suggested that the accident was caused by sabotage, and investigations into what happened are continuing.
EFE Madrid
There is no evidence that the railway accident in Urda (Toledo) was caused by sabotage or the intervention of a foreign actor, as misleading social media posts claim. Investigations are continuing, and the government has pointed to a possible “human error” at Adif’s Control Centre.
Posts on social media platforms X and Facebook claim that the serious accident involving two high-speed trains that collided near the town of Urda, in Toledo province, was caused by sabotage carried out by “Russia or Israel.”
One such post states:
“It is outright sabotage. I have listened to five expert former train drivers, and they all agree with Óscar Puente: IT IS INCREDIBLE.”
There is no evidence of sabotage
No competent authority has suggested that the serious train accident was caused by sabotage.
Investigations are continuing, and the government says the accident occurred after the LZB safety system failed and Adif’s Control Centre authorised the AVE train, which subsequently collided with an Iryo train, to continue moving.
In statements to journalists, Transport Minister Óscar Puente said that at 8:30 a.m. the LZB safety system failed. This system is now used only on the Madrid–Seville high-speed railway line, as the more modern ERTMS system has been installed on other lines.
Following the failure, Adif’s Control Centre decided to resume train operations “with a train stopped and a red signal at the entrance to Urda station.”
The decision to allow the train to continue was made without imposing a speed restriction on the train involved in the accident.
“The decision was made by the Control Centre, and that is the origin of the accident,” the transport minister said. However, he stressed that he was not assigning responsibility to anyone “at this stage,” adding that the investigation would determine who was responsible.
At 8:36 a.m., the AVE train driver was authorised to resume the journey. The train travelled approximately 25 kilometres between 8:36 a.m. and 8:53 a.m., when the accident occurred as it struck an Iryo train that was on the track.
Meanwhile, the Independent Administrative Authority for the Technical Investigation of Railway, Maritime and Civil Aviation Accidents and Incidents (AITAT) stated that it was still “much too early” to put forward any hypotheses about the causes of the accident.
On Wednesday, Civil Guard officers and technical experts from the Railway Accident Investigation Commission (CIAF) questioned the control-centre operator who was managing traffic on the Madrid–Seville high-speed line when the accident occurred.
Therefore, there is no evidence to support identifying sabotage as the cause of the collision between the two trains in Urda. The information from the investigation available so far does not point towards that hypothesis.
Sources cited by the article
• Statements to the press by Transport Minister Óscar Puente.
• Reports published by the EFE news agency.
The key takeaway: The article does not establish who was ultimately responsible for the crash. It says that, at the time of publication, investigators had found no evidence of sabotage by Israel, Russia, or any other foreign actor. The reported focus was on the failure of the safety system and the subsequent decision by the railway control centre to allow the train to continue. EFE Verifica
https://verifica.efe.com/sabotaje-accidente-ferroviario-urda/
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