The collision involved a Renfe AVE train and an Iryo train. Infrastructure manager Adif announced the suspension of services on the high-speed line connecting Madrid with Andalusia.
AFP reporters at the scene described overturned carriages at the bottom of an embankment and a large emergency response. Regional statements reported by EFE said teams were still searching for bodies in the wreckage. Dozens were injured, but published figures vary by source and the timing of the assessments.
The announced death toll is the authorities’ assessment at this stage, rather than a final count. The sources consulted do not establish the cause of the collision; no technical hypothesis is presented here as an investigative finding.