Overview
- Adif said an Iryo Málaga–Madrid service derailed near Adamuz about ten minutes after departure, entered the adjacent track and caused a Madrid–Huelva train to also leave the rails.
- RTVE, citing police sources, reported five fatalities, while other outlets gave differing injury counts with many injured and some passengers reported trapped.
- Adif suspended all high-speed rail links between Madrid and Andalusia, and evacuations of both trains are underway.
- Emergency teams deployed multiple ambulances, mobile ICUs and a field hospital at Adamuz station as night-time rescue operations continued.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed concern and Transport Minister Óscar Puente traveled to the scene, with a formal accident investigation to follow the rescue phase.