At least 30 people have been killed after two high-speed trains collided in Toledo province in central Spain, on the line between Madrid and Seville.

Footage broadcast by the regional channel CMM TV ​showed a derailed train with at least one carriage remaining on an elevated section of track. Twisted metal, broken panels and wreckage could be seen strewn across an embankment beneath the line.

Aerial footage shows aftermath of deadly Spain train collision – video

Castilla-La Mancha regional government said the death toll had risen to 30 from 10 after earlier warnings that it could go up.

Miguel, ‌a passenger travelling with several colleagues in the rear car of one of the trains, described the moment of the accident to Cope radio. “We heard a massive roar, a truly enormous thud that went on for 10 seconds, as if the train were ‌about to derail,” he said.…