Spain declares three days of mourning after high-speed train collision near Toledo kills at least 68

Spain has declared three days of official mourning after two high-speed trains collided near Urda in the province of Toledo, killing at least 68 people in one of the country’s deadliest rail disasters in years.

The crash occurred shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday on the Madrid-Seville high-speed line when a Renfe AVE train struck an Iryo train that had stopped on the track.

Several carriages derailed and plunged down embankments following the collision.

Authorities said at least 80 people were injured, including 15 seriously, while rescue teams continued searching the wreckage.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited the disaster site and announced that Spain would observe official mourning on Oct. 29, 30 and 31.

“We are going to get to the bottom of this,” Sánchez said, promising a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.

The cause remains under investigation. Authorities have recovered the trains’ black boxes and are examining the sequence of events before the collision.

High-speed rail services between Madrid and Andalusia have been suspended following the disaster.