Train crash in Spain causes twenty-four deaths
Of those injured, 15 are in serious condition, while medical teams treated an additional 170 passengers for minor injuries at a field hospital, as stated by a public broadcaster.
The accident occurred around 7:40 pm local time (1840 GMT) near Adamuz, Cordoba, when a train traveling from Malaga to Madrid derailed and encroached onto a neighboring track. This caused a second train, heading south from Madrid to Huelva, to derail as well.
Transport Minister Oscar Puente confirmed on social media platform X that the first two wagons of the second train were “thrown off” the tracks, describing reports from the scene as “very grave.” At least 25 of the injured remain in serious condition, according to the broadcaster.
Puente described the crash as “strange,” noting that it occurred on a straight section of track renovated in May with an investment of €700 million ($728 million). He added that the track was “supposedly in perfect state” and the train involved was only four years old.
Adamuz Mayor Rafael Moreno, who was among the first officials to arrive at the scene, recounted the devastation. “I saw a passenger reduced to rags. There was no light, it was nighttime. The scene is horrific,” he told a Spanish news agency.
The collision forced the suspension of high-speed rail services between Madrid and Andalusia, with officials confirming that the line would remain closed throughout Monday, January 19, as stated by reports.
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