The crash between two high-speed trains in Spain, in images

Screen capture of a video made from a Civil Guard helicopter at the site of the crash in Urda (Toledo). Spanish state rail company Renfe has reported that train service between Madrid, Ciudad Real, and Andalusia has been suspended. GUARDIA CIVIL

Emergency services providing assistance to the survivors of the crash. “A human error by an [state-owned railway infrastructure company] Adif operator in response to a malfunction in the main signaling system is the likely cause of the accident,” government sources said.Jesús Jerónimo

There were 30 people reported dead by noon local time, and the government warned the number could still rise. “It could be worse than Adamuz [the rail accident in Córdoba that claimed 46 lives on January 18],” government sources said.Jesús Jerónimo

Rescuers working to pull out victims from the train cars that crashed near Urda (Toledo). According to initial reports, the AVE train may have struck the Iryo train from behind, causing two cars of the latter train to derail.Jesús Jerónimo

An AVE high-speed train collided with an Iryo train that was stopped on the tracks, according to sources from the emergency services, who indicated that two cars fell down an embankment.Antonio Jiménez Barca

A helicopter from the emergency services at the site of the crash. A passenger traveling in one of the rear cars of one of the trains told EL PAÍS that he felt a “strong impact” about 40 minutes into the trip. Ismael Herrero (EFE)

Survivors of the crash walk along the tracks. The collision occurred at kilometer marker 118, between the towns of Mora, Orgaz, and Urda (Toledo). Antonio Jiménez Barca

According to initial reports, the AVE train may have struck the Iryo train from behind, causing two cars of the latter train to derail. A passenger, Miguel Ángel Pérez, who had already exited the train, told state broadcaster TVE by phone that the accident was “terrible, indescribable.”Ismael Herrero (EFE)

Residents of Urda (Toledo) have reached out to help the passengers of the trains that collided near their town. “We were able to get out of the car by breaking the windows,” said one passenger.JUANMA JIMÉNEZ/EUROPA PRESS (Europa Press)

Screenshot of a video taken by one of the passengers inside one of the train cars that crashed. “With the huge impact and the rattling, we started clinging to our seats,” said a passenger named Miguel Ángel Pérez.EFE

Passengers at Atocha train station in Madrid waiting for information following the railway accident in Urda (Toledo). Traffic was halted on the Madrid-Seville line.Victoria García