Overview
- Regional officials report at least 24 dead and 15 seriously injured, while state TV citing the Guardia Civil later put the toll at least 39.
- An Iryo Málaga–Madrid train derailed near Adamuz around 19:40, its rear cars entered the opposite track and were struck by an oncoming Renfe service to Huelva, derailing both.
- Roughly several hundred passengers were on board the two trains, and one of the drivers is among the dead.
- Adif suspended high‑speed services between Madrid and Córdoba, Seville, Málaga and Huelva at least through Monday, with delays and support centers for families at stations.
- Officials call the event exceptionally strange given the modern trains and refurbished track, and rescue, medical treatment and victim identification continue as inquiries proceed.