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Spain’s royals visit deadly train crash site as country mourns

Following a deadly train crash in Andalusia, Spain, King Felipe and Queen Letizia visited the site and met with emergency workers. The accident, which occurred on Sunday near Adamuz, involved a high-speed train traveling from Malaga to Madrid that derailed and collided with an oncoming train heading to Huelva.

Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-01-20 · 19:45 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Spain’s royals visit deadly train crash site as country mourns
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Following a deadly train crash in Andalusia, Spain, King Felipe and Queen Letizia visited the site and met with emergency workers. The accident, which occurred on Sunday near Adamuz, involved a high-speed train traveling from Malaga to Madrid that derailed and collided with an oncoming train heading to Huelva. As of Tuesday, the official death toll had risen to 42, making it Spain's deadliest rail accident in over a decade. Over 120 people were injured, with 37 remaining hospitalized, including four children. The royal visit took place as the country began three days of national mourning.

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More than 120 people were injured, with 37 still in hospital, including four children.

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The official death toll rose to 42 by late Tuesday.

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The country began three days of national mourning.

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The train crash killed at least 42 people.

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Spain’s king and queen visited the site of the collision of two high-speed trains.

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Spain’s king and queen visited the site of the collision of two high-speed trains that killed at least 42 people on Tuesday, as the country began three days of national mourning.The country’s deadliest rail accident in more than a decade took place late on Sunday when a train operated by rail company Iryo, travelling from Malaga to Madrid, derailed near Adamuz in the southern Andalusia region.It crossed onto the other track, where it crashed into an oncoming train heading to Huelva, which also derailed.The official death toll rose to 42 by late Tuesday after another body was found in the wreckage, the regional government said.More than 120 people were injured, with 37 still in hospital, including four children, it added.Spain’s King Felipe speaks with two injured children during his visit to the Reina Sofia Hospital in Cordoba, Spain, on Tuesday. Photo: ReutersDressed in dark clothing, King Felipe and Queen Letizia shook hands with emergency services workers near the spot where the mangled wreckage of the two trains remains.
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