The death toll from a collision between two high-speed trains in southern Spain on Sunday has risen to 40. said on Monday the president of the regional government of Andalusia, Juan Manuel Moreno. TASR informs according to the report of the AFP agency.
“There are currently 40 confirmed deaths,” Moreno said at a press conference. He added that it would take 24 to 48 hours, “until we know for sure how many deaths were caused by this terrible accident”.
Moreno recalled that more than 120 people were injured, with 41 still in hospitals in the nearby city of Córdoba. According to AFP, relatives and friends of the missing passengers are posting their photos on social networks in the hope that they will be able to find them.
Sunday’s accident is Spain’s deadliest rail disaster since 2013when the Alvia high-speed train derailed at high speed and in a sharp turn about three kilometers from the station in the city of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. The driver of the express train was charged with manslaughter.
The latest accident happened when a train operated by the Iryo railway company heading from Malaga to Madrid derailed near the town of Adamuz in Andalusia on Sunday evening. At the same time, the set crossed onto the neighboring track, where it collided with an oncoming train, which also derailed after the collision.
