No information about Ukrainians among the dead or injured in train accident in Spain
As of Monday morning, January 19, there is no information about Ukrainian citizens among the dead or injured in the accident of two high-speed passenger trains in southern Spain.
This was reported to journalists by the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Heorhiy Tykhyi.
"As of now, there is no information about Ukrainian citizens among the dead or injured," he noted.
According to preliminary data from Spanish services, at least 39 people died and 152 were injured as a result of the collision that occurred on the evening of January 18 near the settlement of Adamuch (province of Cordoba).
The accident occurred when one of the trains (on the Malaga-Madrid route) derailed and collided with another train moving in the opposite direction (Madrid-Huelva). Both trains were high-speed, at the time of the accident there were about 500 passengers. The causes of the incident are being established.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha, in his post on X (formerly Twitter), expressed deep condolences over the tragedy.