Emergency services are on site. Due to the accident, rail traffic was suspended on the line connecting Madrid with Andalusia. The accident occurred around 6:40 p.m.
Spain. Train collision in Andalusia
In the evening, the state manager of railway infrastructure, Adif, notified about train derailment in Adamuz in the province of Cordoba in Andalusia. According to the latest information provided by RTVE television, at least ten people are dead and 100 are injured, including 25 seriously.
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317 people traveled from Malaga to Madrid by Iryo’s train, the EFE agency reported.
According to information provided on social media by Spanish activist Josema Vallejo, a long-distance train traveling from Malaga to Madrid, entered the adjacent track and collided with a high-speed train traveling in the opposite direction – from Madrid to Huelva. Information confirmed by the railway network operator Adif.
Journalist Salvador Jimenez, who was traveling on one of the trains, reported that there was an impact “like an earthquake”and passengers to get outside they used hammers to break windows in wagons.
Tragic accident in Spain, emergency services are underway
“We are very concerned serious train accident in the province of Cordoba. We have dispatched emergency services and logistical support to the area to provide all necessary assistance. We are closely monitoring the situation of the injured,” Juanma Moreno, president of the Andalusia region, said on social media.
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He added in the next entry that medical services are also working on site, helping the injured on site and ensuring quick transport to hospitals.
Minister of Transport Spain’s Oscar Puente left late in the evening to Madrid’s Atocha stationto coordinate the rescue operation from the crisis center.
“Government cooperates with authorities and emergency servicesto help passengers,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on social media.
The president of the Madrid region, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, also assured support, saying that Madrid hospitals will accept the injuredteams sent to the site will also provide support to the injured.
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