Spain train crash: rescue efforts continue as death toll rises in Córdoba crash – latest updates

At least 39 people killed after high-speed train comes off rails and slams into another serviceSpanish police said Monday that at least 39 people died in the high-speed train collision Sunday in southern Spain and rescue efforts were continuing.The collision occurred when the tail end of a high-speed Iryo train travelling between Malaga and Madrid with some 300 passengers went off the rails near the municipality of Adamuz in Córdoba province at 7:45pm local time (6.45pm GMT). It slammed into a train coming from Madrid to Huelva operated by the state rail company, Renfe. This also derailed and went down an embankment, authorities said. It is not clear how many were on board. Continue reading...