Spain: Two trains collide in southern province of Cordoba; several feared dead

At least 10 people were killed and several injured after a high-speed train derailed in south Spain on Sunday.

According to news agency Associated Press, the train jumped onto the track in the opposite direction and hit the oncoming train.



Spain's Guardia Civil said it could not yet confirm the casualties. However, several unconfirmed media reports said the accident in Cordoba caused deaths and injuries among the hundreds of passengers.




"There are dead and wounded," a spokesman told news agency AFP, without giving specific numbers.

The El Pais newspaper, citing unidentified Guardia Civil sources, said five people were killed and several people were injured in the collision.

One witness told public broadcaster TVE that one of the carriages of the first train had completely overturned.

Television images showed medical crews and fire services at the scene.

A journalist from public broadcaster RNE who was travelling on one of the trains said the impact had felt like "an earthquake".

Passengers had used emergency hammers to break carriages windows and get out, he said.

Spanish media reports suggested that a total of 400 people have been on the two trains.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in a statement he was "closely monitoring" the situation.

The president of the Madrid region, Isabel Diaz Ayuso said its hospitals were available to the Andalusia region if required.

Rail travel between Madrid and Andalusia has been suspended.