At least 40 people have been killed and more than 150 injured in a collision between two high-speed trains in Adamuz, near Córdoba, Spain. A regional government source told Spanish broadcaster RTVE that 37 people are still reported missing.
Investigators at the scene found a damaged rail connection, believed to be the primary cause of the derailment, Reuters reported, citing a source familiar with the initial findings of the investigation.
The accident occurred at around 7:40 p.m. on Sunday, when the last three carriages of an Iryo train carrying 317 passengers from Málaga to Madrid derailed at the approach to Adamuz.
The derailed carriages entered an adjacent track that was being used by a Renfe train traveling from Madrid to Huelva, moving in the opposite direction at approximately 200 km/h, triggering a second derailment.
