A high-speed train has derailed and been hit by another in southern Spain killing at least 39 people and injuring more than 120, authorities said on Monday.
The accident happened at 7:45 pm (1845 GMT) near Adamuz in the province of Cordoba, about 360 km south of the capital Madrid. It left 122 people injured, with 48 still in hospital and 12 in intensive care, according to emergency services.
The rescue operation was complicated by the remote location of the crash. Video and photos showed twisted train cars lying on their sides under floodlights late on Sunday.
Passengers reported climbing out of smashed windows, with some using emergency hammers to break the windows.
This was the deadliest train accident since 2013, when 80 people died after a train veered off a curved section of track outside the northwestern city of Santiago de Compostela.
