The death toll from a train collision in Spain has risen to 39 people

The toll Two high-speed trains collided on Sunday evening in southern Spain At least 39 people have been killed, according to a new toll confirmed by the Ministry of the Interior to Agence France-Presse on Monday morning.

The previous toll indicated that 24 people were killed as a result of the disaster that occurred in the Andalusia region, about 200 km north of the city of Malaga.

The accident also resulted in about 123 people being injured, including 5 in very serious condition and 24 in serious condition, according to the source. Same.

The injured were transferred to HospitalsCórdoba and Andujar, according to what was reported by the ambulance services in Andalusia on Sunday night, Monday on X.

The Spanish army emergency unit was deployed in the area to support the ambulance teams, and a field hospital was set up near the site of the accident.

The accident occurred at 19.45 when a train belonging to the Aereo company departing from Malaga towards the capital, Madrid, derailed and collided with a train belonging to the Renfe company that was traveling in the opposite direction on a track. Adjacent towards the city of Huelva.

Transport Minister Oscar Puente said that the violence of the collision was so severe that "He derailed the first two cars of the Renfei train".