Overview
- Officials reported 21 confirmed fatalities and said 73 injured passengers were taken to hospitals, with the toll expected to rise.
- The Málaga–Madrid Iryo service derailed near Adamuz about 10 minutes after leaving Córdoba, with rear coaches crossing onto the opposite track and striking a Renfe train bound for Huelva.
- Roughly 500 people were aboard both trains, and the impact threw the front two carriages of the Renfe train off the track and down a four-meter slope.
- High-speed services between Madrid and Andalusia are suspended at least through Monday, and Adif has set up assistance points for relatives at major stations.
- Transport Minister Óscar Puente called the crash “very strange” and said the investigation, including analysis of track conditions and onboard data, could take about a month.