Madrid: A high-speed train has derailed in southern Spain, jumping onto the track in the opposite direction and hitting an oncoming train, the Spanish rail operator Adif says.

Emergency services said the collision killed five people and severely injured 25.

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

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

Social media images showed one carriage off the rails and tilted at an angle, with emergency workers attempting to rescue passengers through its broken windows.

AP

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