What we know about Spain’s worst train disaster in over a decade.

Sofia Ferreira Santos, Alicia Curry   BBC19 January 2026
At least 39 people have died and dozens more have been injured after two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain.

The incident near the city of Córdoba has been described by local officials as Spain’s worst rail crash in more than a decade.

Here’s what we know about the incident so far.