High-speed trains collide in Spain, killing at least 39 in rare double derailment

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00:00To Spain now, and one of the deadliest rail disasters the country has seen in years.

00:08Two high-speed trains collided head-on Sunday night in the southern part of the country,

00:13killing at least 39 people, leaving dozens more injured.

00:17The crash happened near Cordoba when the rear cars of a train jumped the track

00:22and slammed into an oncoming train.

00:24The impact ripped the front cars off the second train,

00:27sending them down an embankment and leaving multiple carriages twisted and off the rails.

00:33Rescue crews worked through the night using cutting tools to reach passengers trapped inside

00:38as survivors crawled out through broken windows.

00:41The transport minister called it a truly strange accident on a stretch of track that had just been renovated.

00:47Train service across much of southern Spain is now suspended.

00:51An investigation is underway into how two high-speed trains ended up on the same track.

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