A six-year-old girl is the sole survivor of her family after a high-speed rail collision in southern Spain that killed 42 people. The child, who has not been named, was found walking along the tracks near Adamuz in Córdoba province with only a minor head wound.
The girl had travelled to Madrid with her parents, brother and cousin to see the Lion King musical and visit the Bernabéu stadium as a treat for the Epiphany. They were returning home to Aljaraque, near Huelva, when the trains collided.
Local mayors expressed grief and called the girl's survival 'a miracle'. She was cared for overnight by a police officer before being reunited with her grandmother in Córdoba.
In other stories of loss, Alberto García told Antena 3 that his pregnant daughter was in intensive care after being pulled unconscious from the wreckage. Her sister Ana suffered lighter injuries; their dog Boro remains missing.
Spain began three days of national mourning on Monday. The high-speed train from Málaga to Madrid derailed near Adamuz and crossed onto another track, hitting an oncoming train from Madrid to Huelva.
