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Accident · Adamuz, Spain

2026 Adamuz rail disaster

18 January 2026 · 39 lives lost

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On 18 January 2026, a high-speed passenger train derailed in the municipality of Adamuz, in the province of Córdoba, Spain. The derailment occurred on a straight section of the Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line that was last refurbished in May 2025. A second train crashed into it and was also derailed. The incident killed 46 people inclued the Renfe train driver and injured 292 others, including 15 in critical condition. The crash was Spain's worst railway disaster since the Santiago de Compostela derailment in 2013, and the fourth deadliest railway accident ever recorded in the country. A preliminary investigation by the Civil Guard found that the rail breakage was likely due to a poor weld stemming from use of an improper kit, which was compounded by poor data collection practices, inexperienced track inspectors, and overly conservative programming of track circuit-connected alert systems. The line reopened for service on 17 February 2026 after a month of repairs and testing.

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I was nearby when it happened. I still hear the sirens. Thinking of every family tonight.

Joy Castillo
7 Jun 2026

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Thinking of the children who lost parents that day. If you're reading this, you are not alone.

Hannah Pierce
25 May 2026

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Every name matters. Every one of them was somebody's whole world.

Jerome Johnson
20 Apr 2026

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Sending love from Ireland. The whole world grieved with you.

Hamish Turner
8 Apr 2026

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So many lives, so much love, gone in a moment. We remember every one of them.

Alexis Fisher
7 Apr 2026

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We should never let this be forgotten, and never let it happen again.

Caitlin Perkins
28 Mar 2026

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I keep thinking about the families who got a phone call that day. Holding all of you in my thoughts.

Malik Mays
15 Feb 2026

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No words are enough. Rest in peace to all who were lost, and strength to those left behind.

Ochieng Ochieng
1 Feb 2026

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Lighting a candle from Germany for everyone who didn't come home.

Dale Hicks
23 Jan 2026

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My cousin's neighbour was there. It's hard to describe how a whole community carries something like this.

Roger Hale
20 Jan 2026

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May their memory be a blessing, and may the rest of us be kinder for having known what was lost.

Isha Kapoor
18 Jan 2026

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To the first responders who ran towards it while everyone else ran away: thank you.

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Ella Bell🇺🇸7d ago
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Grateful for your life.
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Your work lives on.
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You were one of a kind.
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