At least 10 dead after high-speed trains collide in southern Spain

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A high-speed train derailed in southern Spain on Sunday, jumping on to the track in the opposite direction and hitting an oncoming train, the Spanish rail operator Adif said.

Emergency services said the collision killed at least 10 people and injured dozens more.

The evening train between Malaga and Madrid derailed and hit a train coming from Madrid to Huelva, another southern Spanish city, according to Adif.

Earlier, emergency services in Andalucia, the province where the accident happened, said it had recorded five deaths and 25 people with severe injuries.

Two Guardia Civil officials later confirmed to the Associated Press that the death toll had risen to at least 10.