No fewer than 39 people have been killed in a high-speed train crash in Spain – here’s what we know
A Madrid-bound train derailed and crossed over to the opposite tracks, colliding with an oncoming train in Adamuz on Sunday
The collision happened at 19:45 local time (18:45 GMT), about an hour after the train left Málaga for Madrid
Most of those killed and injured were in the front carriages of the second train, which was travelling south from Madrid to Huelva
Transport Minister Oscar Puente says the crash happened on a straight part of the track, calling it “extremely strange”
The company that operated the train that first derailed while travelling between Málaga and Madrid on Sunday night says the locomotive was inspected just four days ago.
In a statement quoted by AFP news agency, Iryo says the train was built in 2022 and so was relatively new.
It “veered onto the adjacent track for still unknown reasons”, the company says.
Carriages on the Iryo-oeprated train derailed and crossed over to the opposite tracks in Adamuz on Sunday night, colliding with an oncoming train travelling south between Madrid and Huelva.
