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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Joseph Wilson

Spain celebrates ‘miracle child’ sole survivor of family killed in train wreck

Broken windows of a crashed train are photographed at the site of a train collision in Adamuz, southern Spain, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Amidst the horrific aftermath of a train derailment in southern Spain, where twisted metal and bodies lay scattered, a six-year-old girl miraculously emerged virtually unscathed.

The train car had hurtled off the tracks, sliding down a steep slope and ripping open its frame, creating a scene of devastation marked by the cries of the injured and the silence of the dead.

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