At least 40 dead in Spain after two high-speed trains collide

ADAMUZ, Spain — At least 40 people have died in southern Spain after a high-speed train derailed and collided with an oncoming one on Sunday night in one of the worst railway accidents in Europe in 80 years. Twelve were in intensive care after the accident near Adamuz in the province of Cordoba, about 360 km (223 miles) south of Madrid, according to emergency services. Experts say a faulty rail joint might be key to determining the cause of the crash. “The train tipped to one side… then everything went dark, and all I heard was screams,” said Ana Garcia Aranda, 26, who was being treated at a Red Cross centre in Adamuz. Limping and with plasters across her face, she described how fellow passengers dragged her out of the train covered in blood. Firefighters rescued her pregnant sister from the wreckage and an ambulance took them both to hospital. “There were people who were fine and others who were very, very badly ‍injured… you knew they were going to die, and you couldn’t do anything,” she said. A total of 43 reports of missing persons have been filed so far at police headquarte

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