At least 39 people died and 75 were hospitalized after two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain, regional health authorities told broadcasters, Utro reported on Jan. 19.
The program said some victims were in critical condition. Initial reporting cited preliminary evidence that one train derailed and struck an oncoming train; investigators had not, as of the broadcast, determined a cause. Spain’s transport minister described it as "extremely strange" that a derailment happened on a straight section of track that had been repaired in May, according to the program.
Utro reported that authorities were continuing rescue and investigation efforts and that no definitive cause had been announced during the broadcast.