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The derailment of two high-speed trains on Sunday has left at least 21 people dead in southern Spain’s Adamuz municipality, near Cordoba.

Axar.az informs, citing CNN, Andalusian Regional Government Health Minister Antonio Sanz told local media that the situation is complex and the death toll could be higher. He also said at least 73 people were injured and are being treated at six different health centers.

The accident occurred when a high-speed train traveling from Malaga to Madrid derailed at the entrance to Adamuz and crossed onto the adjacent track, on which another train traveling from Madrid to Huelva was running. This caused the second train to also derail, said the Railway Infrastructure Administrator (Adif), the public manager of the railway network.

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The death toll from a train accident in Spain has risen to 39.

According to foreign media reports, there were around 400 passengers on the two trains, most of them Spaniards travelling back to ​and from ​Madrid after the weekend.