Spain Railway Tragedy: 21 Dead, 30 Critical In High-Speed Train Collision, Officials Call Incident ‘Strange’ | WATCH

Spain Train Accident: A tragic accident occurred at around 19:45 local time (1845 GMT) when a train carrying 317 passengers on the Malaga-Madrid route near Amaduz in Spain. Images and videos shared by passengers on social media showed multiple carriages severely damaged. 

Spain Train Accident: In a horrific incident, at least 21 individuals lost their lives, and over 70 others were reported to be injured after two high-speed trains collided near the city of Cordoba in southern Spain on Sunday evening. The reasons for the derailment are still unknown.  

Citing Spain's Transport Minister Oscar Puente, IANS reported that thirty of the injured were in serious condition and hospitalised. 

Spain Train Accident: What Happened? 

The tragic accident occurred at around 19:45 local time (1845 GMT) when a train carrying 317 passengers on the Malaga-Madrid route near Amaduz, about 20 km from Cordoba.

The derailed train struck another high-speed train traveling on an adjacent track from Madrid to Huelva, causing the latter to derail, according to IANS.

Spanish PM Reacts

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday expressed deep condolences over the tragedy.

"Today is a night of deep pain for our country owing to the tragic rail accident in Adamuz," he wrote on X.

Furthermore, Spain's royal family also extended condolences to the families of the victims, reports Xinhua news agency.

'Really Strange' Incident

According to Reuters, Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente, while speaking to reporters at a press conference in Madrid, termed the accident "really strange".

Puente said the collision was "terrible," saying the last two wagons of the Malaga-Madrid train derailed and struck the first two carriages of the oncoming train, sending them off the tracks.

Videos Of Spain Train Accident

Images and videos shared by passengers on social media showed multiple carriages severely damaged, with some coaches derailed and overturned. 

ANI reported that witnesses recalled that the impact felt like an earthquake, while others reported smoke inside the trains. Several passengers were injured while breaking windows to escape.

Emergency services from the Andalusia region were deployed to the scene, and residents helped transfer passengers with minor injuries to a nearby sports centre for first aid. Rescue operations continued into Sunday night as officials warned that the death toll could rise.

(with agencies' inputs)