US EditionHigh-Speed Trains Collide in Spain Killing 21
- On January 18, 2026, two high-speed trains derailed near Adamuz, Córdoba province, after Iryo 6189, Málaga–Madrid service, crashed onto an adjacent track causing a collision.
- About ten minutes after departing Málaga at 6:40 p.m., the causes remain unknown and local investigative authorities have opened a formal inquiry.
- Transport Minister Óscar Puente updated the death toll to 21 and said 73 injured patients were taken to six hospitals after passengers used emergency hammers to evacuate.
- Adif announced the suspension of all Madrid–Andalusia services, while Spain's military emergency relief units and Andalusia emergency services mobilised at least nine ambulances and activated emergency protocols.
- Iryo, Italian-run private rail operator majority-owned by Ferrovie dello Stato, said it was working with authorities as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez follow developments; the Freccia 1000 train involved was less than four years old.
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What We Know About the Deadly High-Speed Train Crash in Spain
A high-speed train ran off its track and crashed into another high-speed train late Sunday in southern Spain, killing at least 21 people and injuring dozens of others, according to the local authorities. The accident is the deadliest train accident in Spainsince 2013, when 80 people died after a train veered off a curved section of track in the country’s northwest. The country has the second-longest high-speed rail network in the world. The coll…
In the Andalusian province of Córdoba, two trains derail. The number of victims is high. The transport minister calls the accident "completely enigmatic".
The modern high-speed network of Spain stands for reliability and punctuality. It is also popular with tourists. A railway accident now shakes the country - and raises questions.
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