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Spain Reports 42 Dead in Andalusia Train Collision as Separate Catalonia Crash Kills One

Sabotage has been ruled out, with a commission examining technical and operational causes.

Overview

  • RTVE reports the death toll from the Andalusia collision near Adamus has risen to 42 after additional bodies were recovered.
  • Investigators say a Madrid-bound train derailed onto an adjacent track and struck a meeting train, leaving roughly a hundred people injured and halting traffic on the line.
  • Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said sabotage was never considered and urged patience until the commission issues findings.
  • Recovered remains from the Andalusia crash are being transferred to the Córdoba Forensic Institute for identification and autopsy.
  • In Catalonia, authorities confirmed one death and 37 injured after a train hit a retaining wall that fell onto the tracks between Gelida and Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, with emergency services securing the site and continuing evacuations.