Death toll in Spain train crash rises to at least 30, with rescue and recovery operations ongoing

Here are the latest updates from the high-speed train crash in Spain on Wednesday, October 28:

Images from the scene showed at least two severely damaged train carriages flipped over on their side after tumbling down an embankment.

One of the trains, operated by AVE, was reportedly carrying 397 passengers while the other, operated by IRYO, had 146 people on board, according to the Castilla-La Mancha local government spokeswoman.

A reporter for local broadcaster TVE described scenes of "absolute chaos" and a constant stream of ambulances and emergency vehicles.

The El Pais newspaper cited witnesses describing numerous injuries and ​ emergency medical teams arriving at the scene.

"All resources are currently being deployed," spokesperson for the Spanish emergency services told the AFP news agency, including "several fire crews, three helicopters, and two mobile intensive care units."

In a post on social media, rail operator Adif confirmed that "traffic ​on the Madrid-Andalusia high-speed rail line ​has been suspended following a rear-end collision ​between two trains."

A passenger on one of the trains involved in Wednesday's deadly crash has described the moment the collision occured.

"We heard a massive roar, a truly ​enormous thud ‌that went on for 10 seconds as if the train were about to derail," Miguel told local radio station COPE.

"Through the right-hand window, we could see a wrecked train – I imagine it must have been the other one."

At least 30 people were killed in a train crash in central Spain on Wednesday morning, authorities told Spanish national news agency EFE.

"The information we are receiving is not good at all," a spokesperson for the government of the Castilla-La Mancha region said.

"There has been a collision between two trains [and] there are injured people," added Manuel Galans, mayor of the town of Urda in the province of Toledo, close to where the incident took place just after 9 a.m. local time.

The mayor of another nearby village, Jesus Perez of Los Yebenes, told Spanish TV that the accident appeared "serious."

Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia told national broadcaster TVE that it was a "high impact accident, it will be a major tragedy" but said it was too soon to confirm a final casualty figure.

"We don't just need help from nearby hospitals, we need nearby hospitals that have ICU beds," she added.

There has been a major accident in central Spain, where a high-speed train have collided with another that had stopped.

At least 30 people have been killed and there are "a significant number" of injured, as officials say that toll is very likely to climb.