At least 21 people were confirmed dead, and 25 others were seriously injured after two high-speed trains derailed and collided near the city of Cordoba in southern Spain.
In addition, around a hundred passengers reportedly suffered minor injuries.
The accident occurred at around 19:45 local time when a train carrying 317 passengers on the Malaga-Madrid route went off the rails for reasons still unknown near Amaduz, about 20 km from Cordoba.
The derailed train struck another high-speed train travelling on an adjacent track from Madrid to Huelva, causing the second train to also leave the rails.
Spain’s Transport Minister Oscar Puente described the collision as a “terrible impact,” saying the last two wagons of the Malaga-Madrid train derailed and struck the first two wagons of the oncoming train, sending them off the tracks.
Death toll in Spain high-speed train derailment rises to 21
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