High-Speed Trains Collide After One Derails in Southern Spain, Killing at Least 21

(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

ADAMUZ, Spain—A high-speed train derailed, jumped onto the track in the opposite direction and slammed into an oncoming train Sunday in southern Spain, killing at least people 21 and injuring dozens more, the country’s transport minister said.

The tail end of an evening train traveling from Malaga to Madrid with some 300 passengers went off the rails near Córdoba at 7:45 p.m. and slammed into a train with some 200 passengers coming from Madrid to Huelva, another southern Spanish city, according to rail operator Adif.