The number of people killed as a result of a train derailment in Spain has risen to 39, APA reports, EFE news agency.
There were 317 passengers on the train.
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03:41
A high-speed train derailed and smashed into another oncoming train in southern Spain on Sunday, pushing the second train off the tracks and down an embankment in a collision that police sources confirmed to Reuters had killed at least 21 people, APA reports citing Reuters.
The cause for the crash is not yet known, Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente told reporters at a press conference at Atocha station in Madrid, adding it was "really strange" that a derailment should have happened on a straight stretch of track. This section of track was renewed in May, he added.
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00:41
Ten people are now reported to have died in a train derailment in Spain, according to Spanish media, APA reports.
More than 25 people are gravely injured, according to the emergency services in Andalusia.
The incident occurred at around 6.40pm local time.
A train travelling from Malaga to Madrid, with 317 people on board, derailed and crossed onto the adjacent track, where another train was also derailed.
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