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Investigation launched into fatal Spanish train crash

Footage from inside Spain high-speed train crash shows passengers attempting to escape mangled carriages

At least 39 people were killed and dozens left injured after two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain on Sunday evening.
The crash occurred at 7:45 pm local time near Adamuz, Córdoba, when an Iryo train travelling from Málaga to Madrid derailed.
The derailed Iryo train then jumped onto an adjacent track, smashing into an oncoming Renfe service travelling from Madrid to Huelva, pushing it off the tracks and down an embankment.
Emergency services worked through the night to rescue passengers from the mangled carriages, with at least 75 people hospitalised, 15 of whom are in serious condition.
Spain's transport minister described the incident as "really strange" as it happened on a straight, recently renewed track, with the cause currently unknown and an inquiry expected to take up to a month.