Overview
- An Iryo Málaga–Madrid train derailed around 19:39 near Adamuz and crossed into the adjacent track, where it was struck by a Renfe Alvia service heading to Huelva.
- Authorities report about 40 dead and more than 120 injured, figures still provisional as access to carriages that fell into a roughly five‑metre ravine complicates recovery.
- Roughly 317 people were aboard the Iryo train and more than 200 on the Alvia; survivors were evacuated and emergency hotlines were activated by both operators.
- A judicial and a technical probe are underway, with the independent CIAF focusing on a possible failed rail joint on a stretch renewed last May; human error and sabotage are not the primary lines of inquiry, according to reports.
- Transport officials warned the corridor could be shut for weeks, noting the trains arrived about 20 seconds apart, which prevented automated systems from averting the collision.