What we all know to date in regards to the Spain prepare crash

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<img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1c52/live/a92b09d0-f50f-11f0-b385-5f48925de19a.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1c52/live/a92b09d0-f50f-11f0-b385-5f48925de19a.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1c52/live/a92b09d0-f50f-11f0-b385-5f48925de19a.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/1c52/live/a92b09d0-f50f-11f0-b385-5f48925de19a.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1c52/live/a92b09d0-f50f-11f0-b385-5f48925de19a.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/1c52/live/a92b09d0-f50f-11f0-b385-5f48925de19a.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/1c52/live/a92b09d0-f50f-11f0-b385-5f48925de19a.jpg.webp 1536w" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1c52/live/a92b09d0-f50f-11f0-b385-5f48925de19a.jpg.webp" loading="eager" alt="Reuters A firefighter and members of the Spanish Civil Guard work next to one of the trains involved in the accident" class="sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA"/> Reuters Not less than 39 folks have died and dozens extra have been injured after two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain, the nation's Civil Guard has stated.

The accident close to town of Córdoba, in southern Spain, has been described by native officers as Spain's worst rail crash in additional than a decade.

Here is what we all know in regards to the crash to date.

The place did the crash occur?

The crash occurred at round 19:45 native time (18:45 GMT) on Sunday, about an hour after one of many trains departed Málaga for Madrid.

The prepare derailed and crossed over to the alternative observe, operator Adif stated.

It then collided with an oncoming prepare travelling from south from Madrid to Huelva, which was compelled into an embankment operating alongside the observe, Spain's Transport Minister Óscar Puente stated on Sunday.

Nearly all of these killed and injured had been within the entrance carriages of the Huelva-bound prepare, he added.

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What triggered the prepare to derail stays unclear.

Officers say an investigation has been launched however it's not anticipated to find out what occurred for not less than a month

Puente has described the crash as "extraordinarily unusual" and stated all of the railway consultants consulted by the federal government "are extraordinarily baffled by the accident".

Are folks nonetheless trapped within the trains?

There have been round 400 passengers and workers on the 2 trains, operated by Iryo and Alvia, in line with an announcement from state-owned rail operator Renfe.

It isn't clear if there are folks nonetheless trapped contained in the carriages however rescue groups are on web site.

"The issue is that the carriages are twisted, so the metallic is twisted with the folks inside," Francisco Carmona, head of firefighters in Córdoba, informed Spanish public broadcaster RTVE.

"We've got even needed to take away a useless individual to have the ability to attain somebody alive. It's arduous, difficult work," he added.

Who're the victims?

The 39 victims of the crash haven't but been recognized, with Puente saying the demise toll "shouldn't be but remaining" as investigations start into the crash.