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Sam Jones
Sam Jones is the Guardian’s Madrid correspondent
Spanish Minister of Transport Oscar PuenteHe said the cause of the accident has not yet been determined. Speaking at a press conference at Atocha station in Madrid, he added: “really weirdHe said there must have been a derailment on a straight section of track. This section of the rail was renewed in May.
Puente said most of those killed and injured were in the first two cars of the second train.
A journalist from public broadcaster RNE who was traveling on one of the trains said the impact felt like an earthquake. He said that the passengers broke the windows of the wagons and used emergency trucks to get out.
A woman named Carmen shared that she took the train from Málaga to Madrid on X. “Ten minutes after we left [from Córdoba]The train started shaking a lot and derailed from the sixth car behind us. The lights are out.”
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Prime Minister Sánchez will visit the crash site
Prime Minister of Spain Pedro SánchezHe will visit the crash site later today.
He previously wrote about X:
Tonight is a night of deep sorrow for our country due to the tragic railway accident in Adamuz. I would like to express my sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims.
No words can ease this much pain, but I want them to know that the whole country stands with them at this extremely difficult moment. All emergency services are working in a coordinated manner without rest.
Transport minister warns death toll could rise
The death toll from a high-speed train crash in southern Spain is not final, transport minister Oscar Puente said on Monday, adding that the number could increase from the current figure of 39.
He wrote to
Death toll in train accident in Spain rises to 39
Spanish police said on Monday: at least 39 people Rescue efforts are continuing for the person who died in the high-speed train collision that occurred in southern Spain on Sunday.
The collision occurred when the tail end of a vehicle struck. high speed Iryo The train, carrying approximately 300 passengers between Malaga and Madrid, derailed near the municipality of Adamuz in the province of Córdoba at 19.45 local time (18.45 GMT).
He crashed into a train running from Madrid to Huelva. state railway company Renfe. It also derailed and went down an embankment, authorities said. It is unclear how many people were on board.
Rescue efforts continued on Monday morning. Andalusia Regional President Juanma Moreno said 75 passengers were hospitalized.
