High-Speed Trains Collide After One Derails in Southern Spain, Killing at Least 20

(Left) A person exits a derailed train as first responders search through wreckage after two high-speed trains derailed in Adamuz, near Cordoba, Spain, on Jan. 18, 2026. (Right) First responders search through wreckage after two high-speed trains derailed in Adamuz, near Cordoba, Spain, on Jan. 18, 2026. @eleanorinthesky via X/Handout via Reuters

MADRID—A high-speed train derailed in southern Spain on Sunday, jumping onto the track in the opposite direction and hitting an oncoming train in an accident that authorities estimate left more than 20 people dead and dozens injured.

The evening train between Malaga and Madrid went off the rails and slammed into a train coming from Madrid to Huelva, another southern Spanish city, according to the Spanish rail operator Adif.