Overview
- Guardia Civil reported at least 21 dead and regional officials cited about 73 injured, including several in critical condition, after Sunday evening’s crash near Adamuz in Córdoba province.
- The transport minister said an Iryo service from Málaga to Madrid derailed and its rear cars encroached on the adjacent line, where a Renfe/Alvia train toward Huelva struck them, ejecting the first two Renfe cars.
- Rescue teams worked through the night to extract trapped passengers from twisted metal, with firefighters describing carriages as completely destroyed and confirming difficult extractions.
- Adif suspended high‑speed services between Madrid and Andalusia for at least all of Monday as authorities set up support for families, including assistance at Madrid’s Atocha station.
- An official investigation has been opened with the minister calling the crash “extremely strange,” noting the relatively new train and recent upgrades to the line; Spanish media reported roughly 300 passengers on the Iryo train and about 100 on the Renfe train.