MADRID (AP) — 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 left at least 10 people dead, authorities said.
The evening train between Malaga and Madrid went off the rails and hit a train coming from Madrid to Huelva, another southern Spanish city, according to the Spanish rail operator Adif.
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Two Guardia Civil officials confirmed the death toll to The Associated Press by phone and text message. They spoke on condition of anonymity in line with police rules.
Emergency services in Andalucia, the province where the accident happened, had earlier said it had recorded five deaths and 25 people with severe injuries.
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Joseph Wilson contributed to this report from Barcelona, Spain.
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