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At least 10 killed as high-speed trains derail in Spain

At least 10 people were killed and several others injured when two passenger trains collided in southern Spain after one derailed near the town of Adamuz in the province of Córdoba, emergency services said. A police spokesman initially reported five dead but later raised the toll to 10. Authorities said more casualties were likely as rescue crews worked through mangled carriages and debris at the crash site. Spain’s rail infrastructure manager, ADIF, said a Málaga-to-Madrid service derailed and crossed onto the opposite…

At least 60 people were killed when the train derailed in DR Congo

At least 60 people died after a freight train derailed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an official said on Saturday. The accident occurred late on Friday in Lubudi's territory in Lualaba province. "Preliminary assessment indicates that seven bodies were found by the families, 53 others are still at the scene of the accident," Jean-Serge Lumu, a provincial official, told reporters. Many of the injured, including a child under the age of 2 whose parents died in the accident, were taken to the…