A high-speed passenger train derailed and slammed into an oncoming service in southern Spain on Sunday night, killing at least 39 people and injuring more than 120 in what officials described as an β€œextremely strange” disaster on one of Europe’s most modern rail networks.

The collision occurred near the town of Adamuz, in the province of Cordoba, when a Malaga-to-Madrid train operated by private company Iryo jumped the tracks at around 7:45 p.m. The rear section crossed onto the opposite line and struck a Madrid-to-Huelva train run by state operator Renfe, derailing both services, authorities said.

Spain’s Interior Ministry confirmed Monday that 39 deaths had been verified,

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