Spain is mourning its deadliest rail disaster in over a decade after two high-speed trains collided near Córdoba on Sunday night, killing at least 39 people and injuring 122 others. The crash occurred in a remote area outside Adamuz, 360km south of Madrid, with rescue teams battling challenging conditions to reach survivors.
Night of Chaos
"The train tipped to one side, then everything went dark," recounted a shaken young survivor at a Red Cross center. "You had people right in front of you… you knew they were going to die." Over 400 passengers were aboard the Iryo and Alvia trains when they collided at high speed.
Race Against Time
Emergency crews faced logistical nightmares with only a single-track road accessing the crash site. 48 victims remain hospitalized, including 12 in critical condition. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez canceled his Davos plans to visit the scene, calling it "a national tragedy."
Unanswered Questions
Transport Minister Óscar Puente confirmed the death toll could still rise as investigators work to determine the cause. This marks Spain's worst rail accident since 2013's Santiago de Compostela disaster that killed 80 people. 🕯️
As night falls over Andalusia, families await news while Spain grapples with how its state-of-the-art rail network failed catastrophically.
