Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Two high-speed trains collided and then derailed Sunday evening in southern Spain, killing at least 21 people and injuring dozens more, according to officials.
The private Iryo train traveling from Malaga to Madrid with about 300 people on board derailed at about 7:45 p.m. local time in Cordoba province's Adamuz town, jumping onto adjacent tracks and causing a second train, operated by Renfe and traveling from Madrid to Huelva, to derail as well, Spain's nationally owned Renfe Operadora said in a statement.
Oscar Puente, the minister of Transport, said the final cars of the Iryo train were those that derailed and collided with the Renfe train traveling in the opposite direction, causing its two front cars to jump the tracks. Antonio Sanz, the Andalusian regional minister for Health, the Presidency and Emergencies, later added that part of the trains fell down a 13-foot embankment.
Some passengers were trapped in the cars.
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