# EU probes Spain rail fraud after deadly crash

> EU prosecutors investigate possible €110m fraud in Spain’s railways following second fatal crash.
- Title: EU probes Spain rail fraud after deadly crash · EUobserver
- Summary: EU prosecutors investigate possible €110m fraud in Spain’s railways following second fatal crash.
- Keywords: eu prosecutors, spain railways, madrid-seville rail line, deadly crash, fraud probe, eu funds, railway infrastructure, EUobserver
- Source: EUobserver — https://euobserver.com/247457/eu-prosecutors-launch-possible-e110m-fraud-probe-into-spains-railways-after-second-lethal-crash
- Published: 2026-11-06T15:06:21+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: eu prosecutors, spain railways, madrid-seville rail line, deadly crash, fraud probe, eu funds, railway infrastructure, politics, world
## EU probes Spain rail fraud
EU prosecutors launched an investigation into Spain’s state railway for possible fraud of EU funds after a second deadly collision killed 69 people on the Madrid-Seville high-speed rail line.
## Second fatal crash
The crash on the Madrid-Seville high-speed rail line killed 69 people in Toledo last week, following an earlier accident in January that left 46 dead.
## Investigation targets
EU prosecutors are investigating Spain’s Administrator of Railway Infrastructure, State Railway Safety Agency, and Court of Auditors for possible EU fund embezzlement.
## Key takeaway

EU prosecutors opened a probe into Spain’s railways for possible €110m fraud after a second deadly collision killed 69 people on the Madrid-Seville high-speed rail line.