DNA testing is being used to identify some victims, and Spain’s Civil Guard has set up support offices in five cities. At least 159 people were injured, including 12 in critical condition.

Spain begins three days of national mourning on Tuesday (January 20, 2026) for the 40 people killed in a high-speed train crash that the Prime Minister has vowed to investigate.

The Spanish authorities were investigating the causes on Monday of a high-speed train crash in southern Spain that killed at least 39 people, and survivors described harrowing scenes of bodies thrown ...