Two high-speed trains collide in Spain, 21 killed

Passengers gather at the Atocha train station, amid train delays and cancellations, following a deadly derailment of two high-speed trains in Adamuz near, Cordoba, according to local police reports, in Madrid, Spain, January 18, 2026. REUTERS/Ana Beltran

ADAMUZ, Spain, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A high-speed train derailed and ‌smashed into another oncoming train in southern Spain on Sunday, pushing the second train off the tracks and down an embankment in a collision that killed at least 21 people, said Spain's interior ministry.

The accident happened ‌near Adamuz in the province of Cordoba, about 360 km (223 miles) south of the capital Madrid.