Spain: Train Crash Death Toll Rises to 46

The death toll from the train collision in Andalusia, Spain, has risen to 46 after another passenger succumbed to injuries on Friday, January 30, 2026. A spokesperson for Andalusia’s regional health authorities confirmed to AFP that one critically injured victim passed away at Queen Sofia Hospital in Cordoba. The January 18 disaster—occurring near the small town of Adamuz along the Madrid–Seville line—has raised serious concerns about rail safety in Spain, home to the world’s second-largest high-speed rail network after China. The accident involved a derailed Iryo train (a subsidiary of Italy’s Ferrovie dello Stato) colliding with an oncoming Renfe service, both traveling at over 200 km/h and carrying 480 passengers combined. Investigators continue probing the cause, with the leading hypothesis pointing to a broken rail joint moments before impact.