Key insights
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Derailment preceded the collision: Adif said a Madrid-bound train derailed on a straight section of track and crossed onto the opposite tracks before colliding with an oncoming train.
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Casualties concentrated in the second train’s front carriages: Transport Minister Óscar Puente said most of those killed and injured were in the front carriages of the second train, which was pushed into an embankment.
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Rescue operations hampered by wreckage: Rescue teams said the twisted wreckage made it difficult to recover people trapped inside the carriages.
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Investigations Law & Public Safety Public Safety Accidents & Fires