A horrific train crash in southern Spain has killed at least 21 people and injured over 100 others.
According to Independent, a high-speed Madrid-bound train derailed on Sunday, January 18, and jumped on the opposite track, colliding into an oncoming train near Adamuz, in Cordoba province.
Adif, which runs the rail network, said in a social media post, “The Iryo 6189 Malaga (to Madrid) train has derailed from the track at Adamuz, crashing onto the adjacent track. The Madrid-to-Huelva train, which was travelling on the adjacent track, has also derailed.”
The collision happened at 6:40 pm local time, almost 10 minutes after the Iryo train left Cordoba heading towards Madrid.
As per state broadcaster Television Espanola, 25 people, including the driver of the train, among 100 injured are in serious condition.
Spanish transport minister Oscar Puente, while declaring the crash “very serious”, said, “The impact has been terrible, causing the first two units of the Renfe train to be thrown off as a result.”
Paco Carmona, Cordoba fire chief, told TVE, “There are still people trapped. The operation is concentrating on getting people out of areas which are very narrow. We have to remove the bodies to reach anyone who is still alive. It is proving to be a complicated task."
It is worth noting that the Iryo train was carrying more than 300 passengers, while there were around 100 people on the Renfe train.
