At least 39 people killed after high-speed train comes off rails and slams into another service

Sam Jones is Madrid correspondent for the Guardian

Spain’s transport minister, Óscar Puente, said the cause of the accident had yet to be established. Speaking at a press conference at Atocha station in Madrid, he added it was “really strange” that a derailment should have happened on a straight stretch of track. This section of track was renewed in May, he said.