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Spain Train Collision Near Córdoba Kills At Least 41 as Probe Targets 'Extremely Strange' Derailment

Three days of national mourning follow the crash, with high‑speed links to southern Andalusia halted.

Overview

  • Investigators report the rear cars of an Iryo MálagaMadrid service derailed near Adamuz and struck an oncoming Renfe train bound for Huelva.
  • The death toll is provisional at at least 41, with earlier counts citing about 123 injured and 39 patients still hospitalized on Tuesday.
  • The transport minister calls the derailment "extremely strange" as the inquiry examines the straight, recently renovated track and wheelsets, with simple human error largely discounted.
  • Adif has suspended high‑speed services between Madrid and Córdoba, Seville, Málaga and Huelva while recovery and evidence collection continue.
  • Emergency forces including the UME and Red Cross set up a field hospital, access to the site remains difficult, and the Guardia Civil opened family centers to assist with DNA identification.