The death toll from the derailment of two high-speed trains in southern Spain on Sunday night has risen to at least 21. According to the latest information from local authorities, at least 73 people were injured. This was reported by the AFP agency, writes TASR.
- The number of victims of the train derailment in Andalusia has risen to at least 21.
- At least 73 people were injured, some seriously, according to the authorities.
- The carriages of the high-speed trains of Iryo and Renfe derailed.
- Train traffic between Madrid and Andalusia has been temporarily suspended.
- The cause of the accident is not yet known, rescuers are still working.
The accident occurred near the town of Adamuz in Andalusia shortly after 19:30 CET. when the last three cars of the train derailed company Iryo heading from Málaga to Atocha station in Madrid. These carriages collided with two carriages of a Renfe train traveling on the opposite track from Madrid to Huelva and also derailed.
“We are in for a very difficult night,” the representative of the emergency services in Andalusia, Antonio Sanz Cabello, said at a press conference. According to him, the injured passengers were taken to six different hospitals and rescue operations are still ongoing. According to the original information, approximately 100 people were injured, 25 of them seriously. Authorities fear that the death toll may rise.
There were more than 400 passengers on the trainsmany of them stuck in the wagons. Rescuers and firefighters are working on the scene. The cause of the derailment was not immediately known. Following the accident, all high-speed trains between Madrid and Andalucia in southern Spain were suspended for at least the whole of Monday suspendedthe railway company ADIF reported on the X network.
King Philip VI of Spain and Queen Letizia stated that they follow the news of the railway accident with great concern. They expressed their sincere condolences to the relatives of the deceased and wished the injured a speedy recovery. The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, also expressed her condolences to the families of the victims.
