Overview
- ABC reports 41 fatalities after two high-speed passenger trains derailed and collided on January 18 near Adamus in Córdoba, up from an earlier official count of 39.
- Roughly 100 people were reported injured in the crash involving a Madrid-bound service that veered onto an adjacent track and struck an oncoming train.
- Investigators identified several damaged sections of rail in the crash zone, and the Transport Ministry says causation cannot be determined yet.
- Rail service on the affected line remains suspended as the official inquiry continues.
- The Spanish and Andalusian governments declared three days of mourning, and Russia’s Foreign Ministry issued condolences.