The death toll from the high-speed train collision in Spain has risen to 39, with dozens more injured and hospitalized. Railway officials noted the incident occurred under "strange conditions."','tags':['train accident','Spain','fatalities','injuries','railway officials']
Foreign news agencies reported on Monday, 19 Jan 2026 GMT+7, that the number of deaths from a high-speed train that derailed and collided with another train coming from the opposite direction on Sunday night (18 Jan) has risen to at least 39. Additionally, 122 people were injured, with 48 still hospitalized and 12 in intensive care units (ICU).','tags':['train derailment','collision','Spain','fatalities','injuries','hospitalization']
The accident occurred near the town of Adamuz in Cordoba province, approximately 360 kilometers south of Madrid.','tags':['accident location','Adamuz','Cordoba','Spain']
Inigo Vila, Director of Emergency Situations at the Spanish Red Cross, told Reuters that rescue operations are difficult because the crash site is in a remote area accessible only by a single-lane road, complicating ambulance access in and out.','tags':['rescue operations','Spanish Red Cross','emergency','remote area','ambulance access']
Meanwhile, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Transport Minister Oscar Puente traveled with officials to the accident site on Monday morning. Sanchez immediately canceled his trip to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, following the accident.','tags':['Prime Minister','Pedro Sanchez','Transport Minister','Oscar Puente','World Economic Forum','Davos','accident response']
"The death toll has risen to 39, and this number is not yet final," Puente said via platform X.','tags':['official statement','death toll','Oscar Puente','social media']
A statement from the train operators, Iryo and Alvia, subsidiaries of the state enterprise Renfe, said the two trains had about 400 passengers combined.','tags':['train operators','Iryo','Alvia','Renfe','passenger count']
Preliminary information indicates the Iryo high-speed train was traveling at 110 kilometers per hour from Malaga toward Madrid, while the other train was heading to Huelva at 200 kilometers per hour.','tags':['train speeds','Iryo train','Alvia train','routes','Malaga','Madrid','Huelva']
Alvaro Fernandez Heredia, Chairman of Renfe, told local radio station Cadena Ser that it is too early to determine the cause but the incident occurred under "strange conditions." He added that "human error can almost be ruled out."','tags':['Renfe','chairman','accident cause','human error','investigation']
Heredia also said the Alvia train may have collided with the last two carriages of the derailed Iryo train or struck debris on the tracks. One wheel from the Iryo train went missing and has not yet been found.','tags':['collision details','train carriages','debris','missing wheel','Iryo train']
He added that the collision happened about 20 seconds after the derailment, leaving insufficient time to activate the emergency braking system.','tags':['collision timing','derailment','emergency brakes']
Reuters reviewed X accounts of Adif, the state railway infrastructure manager, noting that infrastructure issues at Adamuz station, from signaling failures to overhead power line problems, have previously caused delays on the Madrid-Andalusia high-speed line 10 times since 2022.','tags':['railway infrastructure','Adif','Adamuz station','signaling failures','power line issues','train delays']
However, it is not yet confirmed whether these issues are related to the latest tragedy.','tags':['accident cause','infrastructure issues','investigation']},{
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Source:cna