At least five people died and 25 others were seriously injured after two high-speed trains derailed near the town of Adamuz in the Spanish province of Córdoba on Sunday evening. TASR informs about this with reference to the public broadcaster RTVE.
- At least five people died in a high-speed train accident near Córdoba.
- Another 25 people were seriously injured, some were trapped in the wagons.
- The accident happened in the evening after the derailment of the last three carriages of the Iryo train.
- Train services between Madrid and Andalusia were suspended following the incident.
- Rescuers intervened on the spot, the minister and regional representatives monitored the situation.
Sources from the Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) confirmed for RTVE that several injured people were trapped in the wagons and rescue services are working on the scene. The accident occurred at approximately 7:40 p.m. CET, when derailed the last three cars of the train company Iryo heading from Málaga to Atocha station in Madrid. These wagons collided with two wagons of a train traveling on the opposite track from Madrid to Huelva.
After the accident, high-speed AVE train services between Madrid and Andalusia were suspended. Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility Óscar Puente also came to the scene of the accident. The president of the Autonomous Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, said on Platform X that the hospitals there are at the disposal of the Andalusian regional government.
