US EditionSeveral Dead as High-Speed Trains Derail in Spain
- On January 18, 2026, two high-speed trains derailed near Adamuz, Córdoba after an Iryo Málaga–Madrid train jumped onto an adjacent track and struck an oncoming Alvia/Renfe service.
- About ten minutes after departing Málaga, the Iryo train derailed at 18:40 local time, and officials say the cause remains unconfirmed with investigations ongoing.
- Iryo confirmed it was carrying 317 passengers when it derailed, and officials later updated casualty figures to ten deaths and about 100 injured, 25 seriously.
- Adif suspended all rail services between Madrid and Andalusia and set up helplines — 900101020 and 910150000 — while the government said it was closely monitoring.
- Rescue operations continue with Spain's military emergency relief units deployed, and regional health minister Antonio Sanz warned the death toll may rise above 20 as 17 injured are taken to six hospitals.
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At least 21 people died on Sunday, January 18 in southern Spain, some 25 were seriously injured, and an unspecified number could remain trapped after the derailment and subsequent collision between two high-speed trains in the municipality of Adamuz, in the province of Córdoba. The accident occurred when a train from the Iryo company, destined for Madrid, derailed just over an hour after leaving Malaga and invaded the contiguous road, through wh…
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High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 20
A senior official says authorities estimate that at least 20 people were killed in high-speed train crash in southern Spain. Antonio Sanz, regional health minister for the Andalusia province where the crash happened, said officials fear the death toll may…
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