Spain train crash latest: At least 21 dead and more than 100 injured after two high-speed trains collide
At least 21 people have been killed after a high-speed train derailed and crashed into an oncoming train, pushing it off the tracks, in Spain on Sunday.
State broadcaster Television Espanola reported that 100 people had been injured, 25 seriously, in the horror accident happened near Adamuz, in Cordoba province.
The driver of one of the trains, which was travelling from Madrid to Huelva, was among those who died, the TV station reported.
“The Iryo 6189 Malaga – (to Madrid) train has derailed from the track at Adamuz, crashing onto the adjacent track. The (Madrid) to Huelva train which was travelling on the adjacent track has also derailed,” said Adif, which runs the rail network, in a social media post.
Adif said the accident happened at 6:40 p.m. (1740 GMT), about 10 minutes after the Iryo train left Cordoba heading towards Madrid.
Spanish transport minister said the crash was “very serious”. Speaking of the derailment of the Iryo train, he said: “The impact has been terrible, causing the first two units of the Renfe train to be thrown off as a result.”
Prime minister Pedro Sanchez said he was “very concerned” by the news.
