DR ‹ › A Moroccan woman died in a deadly train collision that occurred on Sunday in the province of Córdoba, in southern Spain, the Moroccan embassy in Madrid told Yabiladi on Thursday. The accident claimed 43 lives and left more than 150 people injured. The Moroccan victim, who was living in the Spanish capital, died in the crash and was identified on the official list of fatalities. Her death was confirmed hours after Spain's Civil Guard reported a missing person case involving a Moroccan citizen. Authorities noted that most of the victims were Spanish nationals, with three foreign victims identified so far, a Moroccan, a Russian, and a German, alongside one reported missing minor. Meanwhile, the Institute of Forensic Medicine of Córdoba announced that autopsies had been completed on all bodies recovered to date, totaling 43 victims linked to the collision in the Adamuz area. The identities of 42 victims were confirmed through fingerprint analysis, while one victim has yet to be formally identified. According to official figures, 28 victims were passengers aboard the Alvia train traveling from Madrid to Huelva, six people were on the railway tracks at the time of the crash, and six others were aboard the Iryo train traveling from Málaga to Madrid. Three bodies were found between the two trains. The accident occurred on January 18, 2026, at around 7:45 p.m. near Adamuz, when a high-speed train operated by Iryo, en route from Málaga to Madrid, derailed. Several carriages crossed onto the opposite track and collided with an Alvia train operated by Renfe, which was traveling in the opposite direction, triggering a violent impact. Spanish authorities said the investigation is ongoing. At this stage, the leading hypothesis points to a possible infrastructure fault on the track, while human error and excessive speed have been provisionally ruled out.
