Spain's Integrated Data Center confirmed on November 1, 2026 the death of a Mexican citizen in the October 28 train crash in Urda, in the province of Toledo. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) reported that 12 Mexicans were identified among those involved, 11 of them with minor injuries and already discharged.
The deceased national is Fernando de Jesús Calvillo Silva, 45, a native of Aguascalientes, who was traveling as a tourist in car number eight of a Renfe train covering the Madrid-Seville route. The accident occurred at around 8:53 a.m. on October 28, when the AVE 2080 train collided with the Iryo 6076 train, which was stopped further ahead on the track. The impact derailed the last two cars of the Iryo, which fell down an embankment at kilometer 118, between Mora, Orgaz and Urda. One of the trains was carrying 397 passengers and the other 147 people, including a baby. For the Mexican community abroad, the case lays bare how the consular protection protocol operates when a national suffers a disaster outside the country.
The SRE detailed that the head of the consular section of the Mexican Embassy in Spain traveled to Toledo to accompany the family of the national and that the diplomatic mission will provide financial support to the relatives during their stay in the country. The consular protection protocol remains active and the emergency line +34 660 862 625 is available 24 hours a day. Of the total number of victims identified by the Integrated Data Center, 54 are of Spanish nationality and 12 are foreign. Spain's Ministry of Transport reported that the disaster occurred after a failure in the LZB safety system, registered at around 8:32 a.m.
Three people who died remain unidentified, all of foreign nationality, and three missing-person reports remain active for two Australian citizens and one Japanese citizen, according to the Integrated Data Center. The railway investigation and identification efforts continue in Toledo, while the Mexican Embassy maintains its support for the family of the national.
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