The audio of the train driver from Iryo to Adamuz: "We've had a problem with the train."

The black box audio reveals that the driver felt a "hook" before the fatal crash

Firefighters and members of the Civil Guard are working alongside one of the trains involved in the accident, at the site of the fatal derailment of two high-speed trains near Adamuz, in Córdoba.
ARA
20/01/2026
1 min

The Investigation into Sunday night's train crash in AdamuzThe train crash, which has already left 42 dead, more than a hundred injured, and 43 missing, continues. Moments after the Adamuz train accident, the driver of the Iryo company contacted the Adif control center in Atocha to warn that he had experienced a "coupler" near the town in Córdoba province. The communication, recorded on the train's black box and published by [unclear - possibly "the train" or "the train"]. Eldiario.es, includes the first description of what happened, when the driver still did not have a complete perception of the derailment or the extent of the collision with the other train involved.

In a second call, with the train already stopped and the emergency brake engaged, the driver reported that the train had derailed onto the adjacent track and requested the immediate halt of rail traffic and the dispatch of emergency services. Meanwhile, investigation teams are working on-site, considering all possibilities, but have focused on potential infrastructure anomalies after detecting several breaks in the tree roots along the section where the accident occurred.

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