2 trains derail in southern Spain, leaving at least 5 dead, more than 20 injured
By Pau Mosquera, Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN
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The derailment of two high-speed trains on Sunday has left at least five people dead and 25 seriously injured in southern Spain’s Adamuz municipality, near Córdoba, according to the Andalusian Regional Government’s emergency services.
The accident occurred when a high-speed train traveling from Malaga to Madrid derailed at the entrance to Adamuz and crossed onto the adjacent track, on which another train traveling from Madrid to Huelva was running. This caused the second train to also derail, said the Railway Infrastructure Administrator (Adif), the public manager of the railway network.
The first train to derail was the Iryo 6189, which was carrying approximately 300 people, the operating company said in a statement.
Iryo expressed regret for the incident. It announced that it had activated emergency protocols and was working with authorities to manage the situation.
High-speed rail service between Madrid and Andalusia is suspended, and trains traveling on the Seville-Madrid line are being redirected to their point of origin, according to Adif.
Staff from the railway operator are working in the area in coordination with emergency services and railway companies.
Commercial services between Madrid, Toledo, Ciudad Real and Puertollano are operating normally.
The regional government of Andalusia has activated the emergency phase of the Civil Protection Plan due to the train accident, the regional government said on social media.
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CNN’s Michael Rios contributed to this report.
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