At least 20 killed in high-speed train derailment, crash in southern Spain

MADRID — A high-speed train derailed in southern Spain on Sunday, jumping onto the track in the opposite direction and hitting an oncoming train in an accident that authorities estimate left more than 20 people dead and dozens injured.

The evening train between Malaga and Madrid went off the rails and slammed into a train coming from Madrid to Huelva, another southern Spanish city, according to the Spanish rail operator Adif.

Antonio Sanz, regional health minister for the Andalusia province where the crash happened, said officials told him they fear the death toll may rise above 20.

First responders at the scene where a high-speed train derailed in Spain before colliding with an oncoming train. @eleanorinthesky (via X)/AFP via Getty Images