At least 39 dead and counting in high-speed rail collision in Spain

Tail end of a train jumps track, hits head of another that was speeding past, derails 2 carriages

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Emergency crews work at the site of a train collision in Adamuz, southern Spain

(AP)

SPANISH police said Monday that at least 39 people are confirmed dead in a high-speed rail collision the previous night in the south of the country when the tail end of a train jumped the track, causing another train speeding past in the opposite direction to derail.