Overview
- Spain’s Interior Ministry put the death toll at a minimum of 39, and broadcasters cited police reporting more than 150 injured.
- An Iryo service from Málaga to Madrid derailed around 19:40 near Adamuz, its rear cars fouled the opposite track, and a Renfe train to Huelva then struck the derailed coaches.
- One of the train drivers is among the dead, and hundreds of passengers were evacuated after hours of difficult night-time rescue work in a hard-to-reach area.
- Infrastructure manager ADIF suspended high-speed traffic between Madrid and Córdoba, Seville, Málaga and Huelva at least through Monday, causing major travel disruptions.
- Officials say the cause remains unclear on the recently renovated line with relatively new rolling stock, and both technical and criminal inquiries are underway alongside victim identification.