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Spain train crash: Passengers attempt to escape mangled carriages following deadly collision

Footage from inside Spain high-speed train crash shows passengers attempting to escape mangled carriages
  • A high-speed train travelling from Malaga to Madrid derailed and collided with an oncoming train in Adamuz, Spain, on Sunday, 18 January.
  • The fatal incident claimed at least 39 lives and left dozens injured among the approximately 400 passengers on board the two trains.
  • As of Monday, 19 January, 75 people were hospitalised, with 15 remaining in serious condition.
  • Eyewitness footage from inside one of the derailed trains showed passengers awaiting evacuation from the mangled wreckage.
  • This crash is considered Spain's worst train disaster in over a decade.
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