At least 39 people have died and dozens more are injured after a devastating train collision in southern Spain.
It marks the country’s worst rail crash in over a decade.
The horror unfolded on Sunday evening when a Madrid-bound train derailed.
It crossed onto the opposite track, and smashed into an oncoming train.
This happened near Adamuz, in Córdoba.
So what happened? Officials say the first train derailed on a straight section of track about an hour after leaving Málaga.
The collision pushed the second train into an embankment, and most of the casualties were in its front carriages.
Around 400 passengers and staff were aboard both trains, and 122 people were treated on-site, with 48 still hospitalized, including five children.
Eleven adults and one child are in intensive care.
Cause Still Unclear
Transport Minister Óscar Puente called the incident “extremely strange.”
Experts are baffled and the official cause won’t be known for at least a month.
The train involved was a Freccia 1000, a high-speed model capable of 250 mph.
Survivors described the impact as an “earthquake.”
Rescue teams faced brutal conditions, with twisted wreckage making it difficult to reach trapped passengers.
One firefighter said they even had to remove a body to reach a living person.
Spain has now been plunged into mourning.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the nation faces a “night of deep pain,” and the King and Queen expressed deep condolences.
When safety fails, we’re left with only one question: how do we prevent the next disaster?
