The high-speed train accident in Spain has resulted in 40 deaths. Preliminary investigations suggest that it may be related to the damage of the railway tracks.

The investigation into the high-speed train derailment accident in the Cordoba province of Andalusia Autonomous Community, southern Spain on the 18th is intensifying. Preliminary investigation results indicate that the cause of the accident may be related to track damage. In this accident, part of a high-speed train operated by the Il y a company derailed while traveling and intruded into the adjacent track, colliding with another high-speed train operated by the Spanish National Railway Company about 20 seconds later. According to statistics, the accident has resulted in at least 40 deaths and more than 150 injuries. Investigators revealed that the accident site was a straight section of track that had just been renovated in May 2025; the derailed train was manufactured in 2022 and had undergone maintenance on the 15th; both trains were not speeding at the time of the accident. Based on these reasons, experts find this accident perplexing.