The number of victims of Sunday’s crash so far a derailment of two high-speed trains in the south of Spain is not final. Spanish Minister of Transport Óscar Puente wrote this on the X social network on Monday, TASR writes, according to an AFP report.
- The collision of two trains in Andalusia claimed at least 39 lives.
- The incident took place on Sunday evening near the town of Adamuz.
- More than 500 people traveled in both high-speed trains.
- At least 152 are injured, 24 of them in critical condition.
- The cause of the accident is unknown, identification of the victims is underway.
“The death toll has now reached 39 and is not final. I want to express my deepest gratitude for the amazing work of the rescue teams throughout the night in very difficult circumstances and express my deepest condolences to the victims and their families at this terrible time.” wrote Puente on the X Network, saying he was traveling to the crash site.
On Sunday around 7:40 p.m. CET, the last three carriages of an Iryo train headed from Málaga to Atocha station in Madrid derailed near the town of Adamuz in Andalusia. These carriages collided with two carriages of a Renfe train traveling on the opposite track from Madrid to Huelva and also derailed. There were more than 500 people in both trains.
Rescue workers put the number of victims at 39 on Monday morning, at least 152 people were injured. More than 70 people are hospitalized, 24 of them in serious condition. The head of the regional government of Andalusia, Juanma Moreno, said that the identification of the victims will begin soon. The cause of the accident is still unknown.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will visit the crash site on Monday afternoon, his office said. The intention is to “get first-hand information”.
