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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sam Jones in Adamuz, Ashifa Kassam in Madrid and agencies

High-speed train crash in southern Spain kills 39

At least 39 people have been killed and 12 are in intensive care after two trains collided in southern Spain on Sunday night in what the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, called “a night of deep pain for our country”.

A high-speed Iryo train travelling from Málaga to Madrid derailed near the municipality of Adamuz in Córdoba province at about 7.40pm on Sunday, crossing on to another track where it hit an oncoming train, Adif, Spain’s rail infrastructure authority, said on social media.

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