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At least 20 killed, several injured after two high-speed train derail in Spain
The incident took place near Adamuz station in Spain's Cordoba when a train was derailed from the track at Adamuz and crashed onto the adjacent track.
At least 20 people were killed and several others injured after a high-speed train derailed in southern Spain on Sunday. The train jumped onto the track in the opposite direction and hit an oncoming train, Associated Press reported
ADIF, Spain's rail body, posted on their X handle informing that the evening train between Malaga and Madrid, derailed and hit a train coming from Madrid to Huelva, another southern Spanish city.
The incident took place near Adamuz station in Spain's Cordoba at 5:40 pm GMT (11:10 pm IST). The ADIF said that the Iryo 6189 Málaga-to-Madrid train was derailed from the track at Adamuz, crashing onto the adjacent track.
The train on the adjacent track was the Madrid to Huelva train, which was also derailed.
Train service between Madrid-Andalusia disrupted
Further, it said that high-speed service between Madrid and Andalusia is interrupted after the incident. Meanwhile, commercial services between Madrid, Toledo, Ciudad Real, and Puertollano are operating normally. Iryo is an Italian-run private rail operator.
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The Andalusia emergency services said on social media that all rail traffic had been halted and emergency services were on their way, including at least nine ambulances and emergency support vehicles.
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia said on Sunday they were following "with great concern" news of a train disaster in southern Spain that had killed 21 passengers and injured dozens.
"We are following with great concern the serious accident between two high-speed trains in Adamuz," the royal palace said on X.
In a similar incident of train derailment earlier this week, A crane collapse derailed a train in Thailand, killing at least 22 and injuring dozens, AFP reported. The train was travelling from Thailand's capital, Bangkok, to the country's northeast when the mishap occurred.
A crane working on a high-speed rail project collapsed and hit the passing train, causing it to derail and briefly catch fire.
