“对于西班牙这样的国家来说，在同一年发生两起高铁事故是不可接受的。” 西班牙首相佩德罗·桑切斯神情严肃，试图弄清这场新悲剧给国家带来的冲击程度。
"It is unacceptable for a country like Spain to suffer two high-speed rail accidents in the same year." With a grave expression, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez tried to grasp the scale of the new tragedy that had struck his country.
10月28日周三，马德里以南托莱多附近两列高铁相撞，根据仍为暂定的统计，造成68人死亡、107人受伤，其中18人伤势危急。就在安达卢西亚亚当斯灾难发生短短九个月后——那次事故造成46人死亡、150多人受伤——这场悲剧再次引发了人们对西班牙铁路网状况和安全性的担忧。
On Wednesday, October 28, the collision between two high-speed trains near Toledo, south of Madrid, left – according to a still provisional toll – 68 dead and 107 injured, 18 of them in critical condition. Just nine months after the Adamuz disaster in Andalusia, which killed 46 and left more than 150 injured, the tragedy has reignited concerns over the state and safety of Spain's rail network.
“我们将彻查此事。如果存在疏忽，我们将查明真相；如果安全系统存在故障，我们将以最大决心作出回应。” 桑切斯在事故现场附近设立的指挥部表示。政府首脑承诺采取“一切必要措施”，“恢复公众对我们高铁系统的信心”并加强乘客安全保障。全国宣布哀悼三天。
"We will get to the bottom of this. If there was negligence, we will find out, and if there were failures in the safety system, we will respond with the utmost determination," said Sanchez from the command post set up near the accident site. The head of government pledged to take "all necessary measures" to "restore confidence in our high-speed rail system" and to reinforce passenger safety. Three days of national mourning were declared.
正如1月18日亚当斯事故一样，此次事故也涉及马德里-塞维利亚线上的两列列车，但情况截然不同。周三上午8时53分，西班牙国营铁路公司Renfe运营的一列AVE高铁追尾撞上了一列由私营运营商Iryo（意大利铁路公司Trenitalia的子公司）运营的列车。两列车均开往塞维利亚，共载有544名乘客。
As in Adamuz on January 18, the accident involved two trains on the Madrid-Seville line, but under very different circumstances. On Wednesday at 8:53 am, an AVE train operated by the Spanish public company Renfe rear-ended a train run by the private operator Iryo, a subsidiary of the Italian rail company Trenitalia. Both trains were heading toward Seville, carrying a total of 544 passengers.