"The high speed train crash in southern Spain that left at least 39 people dead on Sunday evening has been described as "very strange". Transport authorities are under pressure to explain how it happened. The derailment of an Iryo train as it passed through the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz, and its subsequent impact with a Renfe train, has left at least 39 dead and around 150 injured. However, emergency services have said the number of fatalities and people requiring medical attention will most likely rise."
"arrived from the opposite direction and collided head with the Iryo carriages blocking the line. Puente said he "impact was terrible, causing the first two cars of the Renfe train to be thrown off course." These were carrying 37 passengers on the front carriage and 16 on the second one. The two cars broke off the rest of the train and fell down a four-metre slope before crashing."
A high-speed Iryo train derailed on a straight section near Adamuz, just outside Córdoba, unexpectedly blocking the opposite track at a passing and parking point. Three rear carriages (6, 7 and 8) left their line and slid onto the other track. A Renfe Alvia train then arrived at about 200 km/h from the opposite direction and struck the obstructing carriages, causing severe impact. The first two cars of the Renfe train were thrown off course, detached, and tumbled down a four-metre slope. Emergency services reported at least 39 dead and around 150 injured, with numbers likely to rise. Investigations into causes are ongoing and transport authorities face intense pressure for explanations.
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