Miguel Macias

The routes that connect multiple cities in Andalusia in southern Spain with Madrid come together in the region of Córdoba.

That's where a train that was traveling from Málaga to Madrid collided with the train headed for Huelva.

Transport Minister Óscar Puente says the train that derailed was only four years old and the track itself had been renovated in May 2025.

The accident is tremendously strange, Puente said last night, as the trains were also traveling on a flat stretch of track.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

Miguel Macias, NPR News, Seville, Spain.