At least 5 killed, several injured after two high-speed train derail in Spain

Spain High-Speed Train Crash: A tragic incident has surfaced from Spain where at least 21 passengers were killed and several others sustained critical injuries after two high-speed trains derailed on Sunday evening. The dreadful accident took place near the town of Adamuz in southern Spain, according to Spain’s state-run broadcaster RTVE. Both the high-speed trains were heading towards Madrid’s Puerta de Atocha.

According to a report by RTVE, citing a Civil Guard, several people are still trapped inside the carriages. Emergency services rushed to the scene and initiated the rescue operation.

Spain’s Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Oscar Puente, travelled to Atocha station to oversee the response from the Renfe emergency coordination centre.