At least 21 people died and around 25 were seriously injured after the derailment of two high-speed trains in the municipality of Adamuz, in the province of Córdoba, in southern Spain, on Sunday night (18). The information was confirmed by the Guardia Civil, according to information from the EFE agency.
The accident occurred at around 7:40 pm local time (3:40 pm Brasília time), when the Iryo company train, which had left Málaga bound for Madrid, derailed at the entrance sidings on the road. Three of the last carriages left the tracks and invaded the adjacent track, where another long-distance train from the company Renfe was traveling, bound for Huelva, which also derailed.
317 passengers were traveling on the Iryo train. In the other Renfe train, authorities had not yet closed the total number of people on board until the last update, but rescue teams estimate around 200 occupants. Combined, the two trains carried close to 500 people.
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Relief operations mobilized a large contingent. The Andalusian Health Advisor stated that all people located on the tracks are under medical care, but highlighted that the situation is complex at the point where some wagons fell down an embankment, which makes access for teams difficult. According to him, two or three wagons collapsed in an area that was difficult to approach, delaying rescue work.
Authorities warned that the number of victims could increase.
According to sources from the King’s House, King Felipe VI is following the evolution of the accident with great concern and is in permanent contact with the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, and the president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, to be updated on the situation.
