In brief
A high-speed train collision in southern Spain has left five people dead and many injured. The accident occurred near Adamuz when one train derailed and collided with another. Emergency services are responding to the incident, and rail services in the region have been suspended.
At least five people have been killed and dozens more injured after two high-speed trains derailed following a collision in southern Spain on Sunday evening.
The accident happened near the town of Adamuz, close to the city of Cordoba, when a high-speed train travelling from Malaga to Madrid derailed and crashed onto a neighbouring track, rail network operator Adif said.
A second train travelling in the opposite direction, from Madrid to Huelva, also derailed.
Andalusian emergency services reported that at least 25 people were seriously injured, with others suffering minor injuries.
According to Adif, the crash occurred about ten minutes after the train left Malaga at 18:40 local time (17:40 GMT). All rail services between Madrid and Andalusia were suspended following the accident.
Iryo, a private rail company that operated the journey from Malaga, confirmed the derailment and stated that approximately 300 passengers were on board.
Salvador Jimenez, a journalist with RTVE who was on one of the trains, described the scene: I was in the first carriage. There was a moment when it felt like an earthquake and the train had indeed derailed. They called immediately to see if there were people in the health service who could help, they took hammers to break the windows and in the end they evacuated us, he said.
Spain's Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, said the government was working with emergency services to assist those affected, while Andalusian regional president Juanma Moreno expressed his concern and support for the victims and their families.
