Another 75 people hospitalised and others still trapped, officials say, after two trains collide and derail near Adamuz in Cordóba province

At least 21 people have been killed and 75 people hospitalised after two trains collided in southern Spain on Sunday in what the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, called “a night of deep pain” for the country.

A high-speed Iryo train travelling from Málaga to Madrid derailed near Adamuz, crossing on to the other track where it hit an oncoming train, Spain’s Adif rail body posted on X. The second train – travelling on the adjacent track – was also derailed and went down an embankment, authorities said.