The President of the Balearic Government, Marga Prohens, has cancelled her engagements for Monday morning as a mark of mourning. She had been scheduled to take part in a tourism forum in Madrid and has called for a minute’s silence at 12 noon at the Consolat de Mar. Employees of the Railway Services of Mallorca (SFM) will also observe a minute’s silence at 1pm at the Intermodal Station.
A total of 39 people have died in the train crash in Adamuz, Córdoba, while 73 others remain in hospital, 24 in serious condition. Four of those injured are minors. The accident has been described by authorities as one of the worst train disasters in Spain in recent years.
The crash occurred on Sunday evening when an Iryo train, travelling from Malaga to Madrid with 317 passengers on board, derailed its last three carriages at 7:39 pm. The carriages crossed onto an adjacent track, where they collided with a Renfe train bound for Huelva, which also derailed.
The impact caused the first two carriages of the Renfe Alvia train to be thrown into the air before falling down an embankment of around four metres. Emergency services, including mobile intensive care units and critical care teams, were quickly dispatched to the scene to assist survivors and tend to the injured.
Authorities continue to investigate the cause of the collision. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has pledged government support for the victims and their families, while transport officials have emphasised that helping the passengers remains the immediate priority.