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Tragedy as Spain train crash claims six-year-old girl’s family | World | News

Tragedy as Spain train crash claims six-year-old girl’s family | World | News

A young girl, just six years old, has lost her parents, brother, and cousin in a devastating high-speed rail crash in Spain that claimed the lives of at least 40 people. The tragedy unfolded in Adamuz, near the city of Córdoba, at around 6.40pm local time on Sunday when one train derailed and crossed over onto another track, with a second train colliding with the wreckage, leaving Brits warned to take special measures when travelling in Spain. Juan Manuel Moreno, head of the regional government of Andalucia, confirmed that the death toll had climbed to 40 on Monday night, adding that it would take 24-48 hours “to know with certainty how many deaths have resulted from this terrible accident.” While a source told Reuters that a broken joint had been found on the track, officials have yet to confirm the cause of the accident. Young survivor recovering with grandmother Earlier reports suggested that the girl’s brother had been found in hospital, but Jose Carlos Hernandez Casino, mayor of Punta Umbria near Huelva, later confirmed that …