1st LD Writethru: At least two confirmed dead after trains derail in S. Spain


MADRID, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were confirmed dead and six others seriously injured after two high-speed trains derailed in southern Spain on Sunday evening.

The accident occurred around 20:00 local time (1900 GMT) near the town of Amaduz in the province of Cordoba, when a Malaga-Madrid train left the tracks and struck another train travelling in the opposite direction, causing both to derail.

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