Thursday, February 12, 2026

RD expresses its condolences to Spain for the train accident

Santo Domingo.- The Government of the Dominican Republic expressed this Monday "its deepest condolences" to Spain for the tragic railway accident that occurred in Adamuz, Córdoba, in the south of the country, in which at least 40 people have died and more than 150 people have been injured.

"The Dominican Government expresses its deepest condolences to the Kingdom of Spain for the tragic railway accident in Adamuz, Córdoba, and expresses its solidarity with the Spanish people and the families of the victims," indicated the Dominican Foreign Ministry on the social network X.

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On Sunday afternoon, a train from the Italian company Iryo, which had departed from Malaga (south) bound for Madrid with 317 people on board, derailed its last three carriages and invaded the adjacent track on which another Renfe train, the Spanish company, was circulating at that moment, which was heading for Huelva (south), and which also derailed.

Of the total injured, 41 are currently hospitalized, of whom 12 are in intensive care units in Andalusian (southern) hospitals. 

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