At least 39 people died in a train accident in the south of Spain, when two trains derailed.
At least 73 people were injured, 24 of them seriously, “El Pais” reports.
A high-speed train, which was traveling with about 300 passengers on the Malaga-Madrid route, in Adamuz, in the province of Córdoba, derailed and collided with another train coming from the opposite direction and carrying 184 passengers.
Several carriages of the second train then fell down an embankment about four meters high, making access to the accident site difficult, the Andalusian minister said.
Transport Minister Oskar Puente described the accident as “extremely strange”. He emphasized that the accident happened on the right part of the railway, and that the railway was rebuilt in May. The minister expressed his belief that the investigation will clarify the causes of the accident.
Due to the gravity of the event, the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, has canceled all commitments for today.
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