Spain has entered three days of official national mourning following a catastrophic high-speed train collision in the southern province of Córdoba that has claimed at least 42 lives. The disaster, which occurred on Sunday evening near the town of Adamuz, has left investigators and government officials searching for answers after preliminary findings suggested a mechanical or infrastructure failure rather than human error.
The collision occurred at approximately 7:45pm on 18 January, when the rear carriages of a northbound Iryo train travelling from Málaga to Madrid derailed and crossed into the path of an oncoming Renfe service. The impact sent the first two carriages of the southbound Renfe train plummeting down a four-metre embankment. According to ITV News, the death toll rose to 42 on Tuesday as recovery teams continued to clear the mangled wreckage.
