The number of deaths has risen to 39, as confirmed to Europa Press sources from the Ministry of the Interior, after the derailment recorded around 7:45 p.m. this Sunday, January 18, of an Iryo 6189 train carrying around 300 people and covering the Málaga-Puerta de Atocha route, which occurred at the entrance detours to track 1 of the Adamuz station (Córdoba), which caused the vehicle to invade the adjacent track.
In addition, there have been 152 injured people who have been transferred to receive medical attention, five very serious, 24 serious – all of them hospitalized – and 123 in various conditions. This is the latest update on the victims after the serious accident that occurred this Sunday in the Córdoba town of Adamuz.
As this newspaper has learned, of the 39 confirmed deaths, 31 bodies have already been extracted by rescue operations. In addition, eight have been located by firefighters. There are at least six deceased people from the Iryo car this morning. The rest are on the affected Alvia trains.
Operations have been working in the area since 8:00 p.m. this Sunday with temperatures below zero and in very difficult conditions. The area where the trains have fallen is muddy and complicates the work.
Early this Monday they were waiting for the arrival of heavy machinery to be able to lift the overturned wagons (Alvia) and finish extracting the rest of the victims. It is estimated that there will be more victims.
Complex work
From the scene of the accident, the president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, reported this morning that the emergency teams will continue working throughout the night to recover bodies, a complex task due to the serious deterioration of some carriages.
“Some carriages have been left in a very deteriorated, very unfortunate situation. They tell me that it is a mass of iron, which is very difficult. We have to use mechanical means and heavy machinery,” he expressed before calling it “probable” that the number of fatalities will rise. Moreno has also reported that 16 forensic doctors will carry out the work of identifying the bodies from the Institute of Legal Medicine of Córdoba in order to certify the deaths and inform their families.
The Railway Infrastructure Administrator (Adif) has reported the derailment of two high-speed trains in the municipality of Adamuz (Córdoba) around 7:45 p.m. this Sunday.
According to the information provided by Adif, the LD AV Iryo train 6189 Málaga – Puerta de Atocha has derailed at the entrance detours of track 1 of Adamuz, invading the adjacent track. Long Distance train AV 2384 Puerta de Atocha – Huelva was traveling on the adjacent track, which has also derailed.
Adif has enabled the telephone number 900101020 to inform the relatives of people who were traveling on the trains.
Suspended circulation and deployment of toilets
Since the moment of the accident, high-speed train circulation between Madrid and Andalusia has been suspended due to an incident at the Adamuz station. Adif has suspended high-speed rail circulation between Madrid and Córdoba, Seville, Málaga and Huelva during Monday, January 19. The Córdoba-Julio Anguita train station, in addition to Santa Justa in Seville and Puerta de Atocha in Madrid, will be kept open throughout the night to assist the families of those affected.
Emergencies 112 received several calls at 7:50 p.m. about the derailment, indicating that there were injured people. The firefighters, Civil Guard, health services and Adif have been activated.
The minister held a press conference late last night in which he expressed the difficulty in understanding the reasons for the accident. “The head of Huelva has collided with one or several cars and the train has been thrown. It has caused the majority of victims and injuries,” he explained. “The Iryo train does not arrive in four years and the track has been renovated. The accident is strange, on a straight line and everyone is really surprised. It is very strange and difficult to explain,” he added.
The Italian capital group Iryo itself issued a statement early on Monday ensuring that the train that derailed had its last inspection just four days ago. The company indicates that it is at the complete disposal of the Commission in charge of investigating the accident and will collaborate fully, providing all the information they require.
Health resources
The health resources deployed so far are the following: 4 DCCU (SUAP – Primary Care), 6 061 mobile ICUs, 2 Critical Care Transport ICUs, Logistics Support Vehicles, 3 conventional ambulances, 5 scheduled transport ambulances and 2 Red Cross ambulances. The device remains active on the ground, with continuous coordination from the Room and dynamic adjustment of resources according to evolution.
At this moment, all the focus is on assistance work on the ground: care for victims, operational coordination and support for the deployed teams. Adamuz’s medical team was the first to arrive and treat the injured. Bailén 061 is already on site, as is the Adamuz mobile team, and conventional ambulances have also arrived. The rest of the 061 units are being incorporated. Those affected are being transferred to the Adamuz municipal booth and being treated, while the Reina Sofía Hospital in Córdoba is activated to receive the most seriously injured.
The Minister of the Presidency of the Junta de Andalucía, Antonio Sanz, given the situation caused by the train accident in Adamuz, has activated the Territorial Civil Protection Emergency Plan in Andalusia in phase 1, affecting Córdoba. The Advanced Command Post has been installed in the Adif building in Adamuz.
For its part, the Córdoba City Council has established the Emergency Table in response to the train accident in Adamuz. At this time, 5 fire vehicles and 15 personnel have been sent to the scene of the accident (full complement of the El Granadal park and reinforcement of the central one; 11 Local Police vehicles with 28 agents loaded with support material (blankets, water and lighting, 3 advanced command post tents); 12 personnel and three Civil Protection SUVs; 5 generator sets and 2 Aucorsa buses.
“Only go to the hospital in case of urgent need”
On the other hand, the Reina Sofía Hospital has issued a statement thanking all the agents involved in alleviating the damage suffered for their collaboration. “We also ask for the collaboration of citizens and remember the importance of going to the hospital only in case of urgent need,” they explain from the hospital center.
The Military Emergency Unit (UME) has published on its social networks that the units of the second Intervention Battalion have left the Morón Air Base to join the emergency services in Adamuz.
Around 0:00, counselor Antonio Sanz appeared before the media to confirm that about three cars of one of the two trains had fallen down an embankment. From then on, the number of deaths is unknown for sure, and could increase considerably as the hours go by. “It’s going to be a very complicated night,” he admits.
As confirmed by the EFE Agency, The driver of Renfe’s Alvia was one of those killed in the Adamuz accident, the first death to have been confirmed.
112 has reported that the transfusion center network is redistributing blood to Córdoba and Jaén, mainly. In fact, the Reina Sofía Hospital has explained that, for the moment, the current needs for blood products are covered. But, to guarantee sustained supply, “it is recommended to go and donate staggered throughout the week, especially starting Monday and preferably at the authorized points in the province of Malaga.”
After 2:00 in the morning, the Infoca troops announced on their official social networks that they were ending their intervention in Adamuz. “Our condolences to the families of the deceased and a speedy recovery to all the injured.”
Renfe enables free changes and cancellations for all trains affected by the Adamuz accident
Renfe has enabled free changes and cancellations for all trains affected by the suspension this Sunday and throughout this Monday of traffic between Madrid and Andalusia caused by the accident in Adamuz (Córdoba) when three carriages of an Iryo train from Malaga to Madrid derailed and invaded the opposite track on which an Alvia was traveling towards Huelva, causing its first two carriages to fall down a four-metre embankment.
Source: cordopolis.eldiario.es
