The high‑speed train that should have slipped past a signal crashed into a stationary freight train at 9:15 a.m. on 28 October 2026, killing 68 passengers and injuring more than 80.
The Indian Embassy in Spain, via a X post, urged its nationals on those trains or their relatives to reach out to its Madrid office for assistance.
The embassy listed emergency contact numbers: +34 650 339 008, email cons.madrid@mea.gov.in, and local rail helplines 900 10 10 20 (Renfe) and 900 001 403 (Iryo).
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez posted on X, saying, "My thoughts, solidarity, and support go out to all the victims and their families," and confirmed that emergency services are on the ground.
One of the families, the Rodriguez siblings, live in Madrid and are awaiting news of their father, a train conductor, who was aboard the doomed high‑speed train.
Rescue teams are clearing wreckage while the embassy coordinates with Spanish authorities to locate survivors and arrange repatriation.