Spanish king urges measures to avoid more rail disasters

Spain's King Felipe VI stands with Queen Letizia as he speaks to reporters after they visited injured victims of the train crash at a hospital in Toledo, one day after the deadly accident on October 29, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

King Felipe VI on Thursday urged Spanish authorities to act to avoid further rail disasters, wading into the political controversy after the country's second high-speed train collision this year killed 69 people.

"This investigation must determine how and why this catastrophe happened," Felipe said after visiting injured victims at a hospital in the central city of Toledo.

"We must study measures that should be adopted to ensure this does not happen again," added Felipe, who rarely makes political interventions.