The death toll from a collision between two high speed passenger trains in Spain’s Andalusia region on Sunday increased to 39 as rescuers continued combing through the wreckage that resulted from a derailment of the tail-end of one Madrid-bound train that slammed into another headed in the opposite direction, the AP reports. The second train then tumbled down a steep hill.
“It is likely (more bodies will be found) when you look at the mass of metal that is there. The firefighters have done a great job, but unfortunately when they get the heavy machinery to lift the carriages it is probable we will find more,” Andalusia regional president Juanma Moreno said. “Here at ground zero, when you look at this mass of twisted iron, you see the violence of the impact.”