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Spanish investigators identify a faulty rail joint as the cause of the high-speed train crash that killed 40 people, with only 20 seconds separating the derailment from the fatal collision.

Investigators in Spain have zeroed in on a chilling detail in the rail disaster that claimed over 40 lives: a 30-centimeter gap in the rail track that turned a routine journey into a nightmare in less than 20 seconds.
The tragedy unfolded in Adamuz, Cordoba, when a high-speed Iryo train derailed and smashed into an oncoming Renfe Alvia train. The impact was catastrophic. Rescuers have spent the last 48 hours cutting through twisted metal to recover bodies, while over 120 injured passengers fight for their lives in hospitals across Andalusia.
Preliminary reports suggest a "faulty joint" caused the rail sections to separate, creating a deadly gap. As the Iryo train passed over it, the wheels lost purchase, sending the carriages careening into the path of the oncoming train. Renfe President Álvaro Fernández Heredia revealed the terrifying timeline: there were only 20 seconds between the derailment and the collision. Neither driver had time to react.
The images from Cordoba are haunting—carriages ripped open like tin cans, luggage scattered across the countryside. For Spain, this is the worst rail disaster in a decade. The investigation will take months, but for the victims' families, the question "Why?" demands an immediate answer.
As the black boxes are analyzed, the focus remains on that 30cm gap—a tiny space that became a massive graveyard.
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