High-speed train crash in southern Spain leaves 10 dead, police report | Spain
Rail network operator Iryo said two high-speed trains derailed in southern Spain, and police said 10 people died.
Reports by the country’s state-owned broadcaster stated that 100 people were injured, 25 of them seriously.
The accident occurred near Adamuz, in the province of Córdoba. An unknown number of passengers were injured, RTVE said, citing civil guard sources.
“Iryo 6189 Málaga [to Madrid] The train derailed at Adamuz and hit the adjacent tracks. [Madrid] Adif, who operates the railway network, said in his social media post, “The train going to Huelva from the next line also derailed.”
Adif said the accident occurred about 10 minutes after the Iryo train left Malaga for Madrid at 18:40 (17:40 GMT).
Iryo is a private railway operator operated by Italy. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Adif suspended all rail services between Madrid and Andalusia.
Andalusian emergency services said on social media that all rail traffic had been stopped and emergency services, including at least nine ambulances and emergency support vehicles, were on the way.
RTVE journalist Salvador Jiménez, who was on the train from Córdoba to Madrid, shared images showing that the rear carriage of the train was tilted on its side and the evacuated passengers were sitting on the side of the carriage.
