Spain Declares Mourning After Deadly Adamuz Train Crash Kills 40
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Firstpost•20-01-2026, 13:45
Spain Declares Mourning After Deadly Adamuz Train Crash Kills 40
- •A high-speed train collision near Adamuz, southern Spain, resulted in at least 40 deaths and over 120 injuries.
- •The incident occurred when a Madrid-bound train derailed near Córdoba, crossing tracks and colliding with an oncoming train.
- •Spain's government declared three days of national mourning and launched an investigation into the country's worst rail crash in over a decade.
- •Rescue efforts were challenging due to twisted wreckage, with emergency services treating 122 people and 41 remaining hospitalized.
- •Early investigations suggest a faulty rail joint may have contributed to the accident, described as "extremely strange" by Transport Minister Óscar Puente.
Why It Matters: Spain mourns 40 dead in Adamuz high-speed train crash; investigation underway into rail fault.
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![This video grab taken from UGC images posted on social media and verified by AFPTV teams in Madrid, shows emergency personnel working after a train accident in Adamuz, southern Spain, on January 18, 2026. At least 21 people died in a train accident near Adamuz, in the Spanish province of Cordoba (south), when a train derailed and collided with another convoy traveling on the opposite track, the Civil Guard told AFP. A train from the Spanish company Iryo traveling from the Andalusian city of Malaga to Madrid 'derailed' near Adamuz, 'encroaching on the adjacent track' where it collided with another train that 'also derailed,' stated the Railway Infrastructure Administrator (Adif), a public entity under the Ministry of Transport, on X. (Photo by -UGC / @eleanorinthesky (via X) / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE MANDATORY CREDIT « AFP PHOTO / @ELEANORINTHESKY (VIA X) » - NO SALES NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS [ NO ARCHIVE ]](https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2026/01/AFP__20260118__936V3T7__v1__HighRes__SpainRailwayAccidentTransport-2026-01-0022128ec0da467400e828b14c6f2385-1024x700.jpg?impolicy=website&width=400&height=225)
