Over 120 people were injured, with 39 still in hospital, including four children
\n ADAMUZ
\nSpain began three days of national mourning on Tuesday for 41 people killed after two high-speed trains collided in the country\u2019s deadliest train accident in over a decade.
\nThe disaster took place late Sunday when a train operated by rail company Iryo, travelling from Malaga to Madrid, derailed near Adamuz in the southern Andalusia region.
\nIt crossed to the other track, where it crashed into an oncoming train, which also derailed.
\nThe death toll rose to 41 after the body of a passenger was recovered on Monday evening from one of the Iryo train carriages, the regional government said.
\nOver 120 people were injured, with 39 still in hospital, including four children, it added.
\nFlags flew at half-mast on public buildings, television anchors wore black, and cabinet ministers curtailed public appearances as Spain observed the first of three days of national mourning.
\nHeavy machinery was deployed on Monday to lift the most severely damaged train carriages and give rescuers better access.
\nThe head of Andalusia\u00b4s regional government, Juan Manuel Moreno, warned Monday it would take another 24-48 hours \u201cto know with certainty how many deaths have resulted from this terrible accident\u201d.
\nKing Felipe VI and Queen Letizia were scheduled to meet with rescuers and officials in Adamuz later on Tuesday.
\nHarrowing
\nAerial footage of the crash site from Spain\u2019s Guardia Civil police showed the two trains far apart, as rescuers in high-visibility neon vests worked nearby.
\nAmong the survivors is a six-year-old girl who lost her parents, brother and cousin in the crash, according to Spanish media.
\nThe 27-year-old driver of one of the trains was among those killed, daily newspaper El Pais reported.
\nThe collision occurred in a hilly, olive-growing region accessible only by a single-track road, making it difficult for ambulances to reach the area.
\nFirefighter Angel Uceda, who was among the first rescuers on the scene, told Onda Cero radio that mobile phones were ringing beside injured victims as he entered the wrecked train carriages.
\n\u201cIt was harrowing, but we had to do our job and do what was needed,\u201d he said.
\nUnlike the 2013 accident, the derailment occurred on a straight section of track, and the trains were travelling within the speed limit, officials said.
\nTransport Minister Oscar Puente said the first train to derail was \u201cpractically new\u201d and the section of the track where the disaster happened had been recently renovated, making the accident \u201cextremely strange\u201d.
\nThe company said around 300 people were on board its service from the Andalusian city of Malaga to the capital, Madrid.
\nRenfe, the operator of the second train travelling to the southern city of Huelva, said it was carrying 184 passengers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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