High-speed train crash in southern Spain leaves 39 dead
by Sam Jones in Madrid and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#72XY1)
A further 75 people hospitalised after two trains collided and derailed near Adamuz in Cordoba province
At least 39 people have been killed and 12 are in intensive care after two trains collided in southern Spain on Sunday night in what the prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, called a night of deep pain for our country".
A high-speed Iryo train travelling from Malaga to Madrid derailed near the municipality of Adamuz in Cordoba province at about 7.40pm on Sunday, crossing on to the other track where it hit an oncoming train, Adif, Spain's rail infrastructure authority, posted on X.
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