Rescue crews worked throughout the night to reach trapped passengers after a deadly high-speed train accident on a remote stretch of tracks near Adamuz, Spain. The accident happened near Adamuz, in the southern province of Cordoba, about 360 kilometres south of the capital, Madrid. Emergency crews and members of the Spanish Civil Guard work Monday at the site of a deadly train derailment of two high-speed trains near Adamuz, in Cordoba, Spain. The Spanish rail operator, Adif, and the Spanish transport ministry — which oversees the CIAF — also did not respond to requests for comment. Iryo is a private rail operator, majority-owned by Italian state-controlled railway group Ferrovie dello Stato.

Source: CBC News January 19, 2026 21:11 UTC