EU Prosecutors Search Spanish Rail Bodies in Fraud Probe

European prosecutors raided Spanish railway agencies to investigate possible fraud involving EU funds. The probe follows two deadly accidents on the Madrid-Seville high-speed line this year.

Investigators work at the site of the collision where two high-speed trains crashed between the towns of Mora and Orgaz, in Urda, near Toledo, Spain, October 30, 2026. REUTERS/Susana Vera

European prosecutors searched three rail entities in Spain on Friday in a fraud probe involving high-speed line financing. The inquiry follows two deadly crashes on the Madrid-Seville rail corridor this year. Investigators are examining the allocation of European Union funds for upgrading safety, signalling, and communications systems.