2 h. ago Barcelona train crash UPDATES: Spain's second deadly rail disaster in one week

The crash near Gelida, around 30 minutes from Barcelona, comes days after at least 42 people died in another rail disaster which happened less than 500 miles away

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2 h. ago One killed and 15 injured in Spain train crash days after deadly Adamuz collision

At least 36 people were injured in the crash near the Catalonian city of Barcelona. Five are in a serious condition

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3 h. ago Train derails near Barcelona days after deadly Spanish rail crash

At least 20 people have been injured after a train derailed near Barcelona.

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3 h. ago Driver dead and 37 injured in second tragic Spain train crash in days

The driver of a Spanish train has died with several more injured in a horrific crash

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3 h. ago Spain train crash leaves driver dead and 20 injured just days after deadly collision

Officials said this latest derailment came after a retaining wall fell onto the tracks

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3 h. ago Train derailed in Barcelona killing driver and injuring dozens days after crash

The train was derailed in Barcelona after a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks

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3 h. ago Driver killed and 20 injured in second deadly Spain train crash in days

A commuter train crash happend after a retaining wall fell onto the tracks in Barcelona, officials said

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4 h. ago Train crash in Spain leaves driver dead and 20 injured days after deadly collision

Officials said this latest crash involved a commuter train between the towns of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia and Gelida, about 40 kilometers from Barcelona, after a retaining wall fell onto the track

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18 h. ago Spain begins 3 days of mourning for deadly train wreck while searchers look for more bodies

Spain has woken to flags at half staff on Tuesday as the nation began three days of mourning for the victims of the deadly train accident in the country’s south, while emergency crews continue searching for possible bodies

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30 h. ago Spain train crash horror as girl, 6, orphaned after trip to Lion King show

The train crash in Spain's Córdoba province has left 39 people dead, and wiped out nearly an entire family as they travelled back from a viewing of the Lion King musical in Madrid

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31 h. ago Spain to hold three days of mourning after train crash that killed at least 40

Officials say death toll likely to rise as rescuers continue to comb through wreckage in remote area of AndalucíaSpain will begin three days of mourning on Tuesday as rescuers continue to comb through the wreckage of twisted train cars and scattered debris to locate victims after a train collision that killed at least 40 people and injured dozens.On Monday, more than 18 hours after a high-speed train carrying about 300 Madrid-bound passengers derailed and collided with an oncoming train, people across the country were still scrambling to make contact with missing loved ones caught up in Spain’s worst rail disaster in more than a decade. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago ‘We had to remove the dead to get to the living’: train crash shocks Spanish town

People in Adamuz rushed to help when two trains smashed into each other and say they will never forget what they sawJust after 2.45pm on Monday, a huge yellow-and-green crane lorry swung off the main road that cuts through the forested hills of eastern Andalucía and beetled down a track to begin picking up the enormous, wrecked pieces of Spain’s worst rail disaster in more than a decade. Behind it rolled a support lorry and a convoy of police cars.A few minutes’ drive away, between groves of olive and oak trees, lay the two stricken trains that had smashed into each other on Sunday night, killing at least 39 people and critically injuring at least 12 others. As investigators and Guardia Civil officers walked up and down the line by the twisted carriages, the nearby town of Adamuz was in the early stages of trying to process what had happened a few kilometres from its outskirts. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Spain train crash: drivers had raised concerns over track before collision that killed 39 – latest updates

Reuters obtains letter from union last year raising worries over potholes and power lines amid investigations into cause of devastating crashKing Felipe of Spain has expressed his “concern about the terrible accident” in which at least 39 people have been killed.Speaking from Greece, the monarch was quoted as having told the media:We have been in contact with Sánchez and Juanma Moreno to learn the details. As soon as we finish, we will return as soon as possible. I understand the anguish of the families of the victims and the injured. We know that many residents of Adamuz assisted the victims immediately, and we express our gratitude to them for that. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Spain train crash: drivers had raised track concerns as human error ‘practically ruled out’ as cause of collision – latest updates

Reuters obtains letter from union last year raising worries over potholes and power lines as rescue work continues following deaths of 39 peopleKing Felipe of Spain has expressed his “concern about the terrible accident” in which at least 39 people have been killed.Speaking from Greece, the monarch was quoted as having told the media:We have been in contact with Sánchez and Juanma Moreno to learn the details. As soon as we finish, we will return as soon as possible. I understand the anguish of the families of the victims and the injured. We know that many residents of Adamuz assisted the victims immediately, and we express our gratitude to them for that. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Spain train crash UPDATES as 39 killed and passengers still missing

At least 39 people have been killed and 170 are injured after a high-speed train derailed in Adamuz, Spain, encroaching on the adjacent track and colliding with another oncoming train

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39 h. ago Spain train crash kills at least 39 as passengers flee wreck through broken windows

Terrified passengers on board a train at the centre of a deadly crash in Spain told how 'everyone started to scream' as they were flung from their seats and plunged into darkness

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43 h. ago Spain train crash latest: At least 39 dead and dozens injured after two high

Madrid-bound train derailed on a straight stretch of track, before being hit head-on by another locomotive travelling 200kmph in the opposite direction

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45 h. ago Spain train crash: Train operator issues major update on evacuation of passengers

Rail operator Adif said the accident occurred at 7.45pm (1845 GMT), around 10 minutes after the Malaga to Madrid train, operated by Iryo, left Cordoba - so far at least 24 people have sadly died

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46 h. ago Dozens dead and over 170 injured in 'twisted wreck' after Spain high

Authorities confirmed at least 39 people have died with many more injured and it is anticipated the death toll will rise following the tragic collision.

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47 h. ago Spain train crash latest: At least 21 dead and more than 100 injured after two high

A total of 100 people were injured, 25 seriously, according to Spain’s national broadcaster

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