US EditionAt Least 39 Killed in Collision of Two High-Speed Trains in Southern Spain
- On January 18, 2026, two high-speed trains collided near Adamuz in Córdoba province, killing at least 39 people, with the accident occurring at 7.45 pm about 10 minutes after the Iryo left Córdoba.
- Investigators note that excessive speed appears unlikely, as Spain's Railway Accident Investigation probes the crash on a line managed by Adif, which was recently renovated.
- The derailment sent the Iryo 6189's last three carriages onto the opposite track, where a Renfe Alvia carrying around 200 passengers struck them at about 200 kph.
- Adif immediately suspended all high-speed services between Madrid and Andalusia, a reception centre was set up in Adamuz, town of 5,000 residents, and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office issued a travel warning on Monday.
- Under pressure from officials and the public, authorities continue on-site work as Álvaro Fernández Heredia, president of Renfe, warns a conclusive answer may take days while Spain's Railway Accident Investigation and Guardia Civil lead the probe.
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Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente said the official toll of Sunday’s accident had risen by one to 41 when another corpse was discovered as a crane lifted a damaged train carriage. Amid the tragedy, it emerged that a six-year-old girl survived the wreck without major injury, while her parents, brother and cousin all perished. 🌎 Spain Train Crash: Death Toll Climbs to 41 As Country Begins 3 Days of Mourning for Deadly Train Accident Victims.
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The roar was deafening inside the train car as it hurtled off the tracks, then slid down a steep slope, ripping open its frame. And then, amid the twisted metal of the wreckage, the cries of the injured and the silence of the dead.Surrounded by bodies after the train accident in southern Spain, one little girl somehow emerged virtually unscathed.READ MORE: Cow with a broom upends what scientists thought about the animal kingdomNewspaper La Vang…
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'A miracle': 6-year-old girl is sole survivor of a family that perished in Spanish train wreck
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Madrid. The death toll from the high-speed train accident on Sunday in the province of Córdoba rose to 40 yesterday; while 37 people remain unaccounted for – there are fears that they will be in the iron heap of the wounded cars – and there are 121 injured, of whom 41 are hospitalized, the majority in a state of extreme gravity.
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