An express train derailed Wednesday night in northwestern Spain, killing at least 35 passengers and injuring 100 others, according to the regional leader.
The high-speed train, carrying 218 people between Madrid and El Ferrol, left the tracks on a curve about two miles from the station at Santiago de Compostela, in the Galician region, the railway company Renfe said.
All 13 carriages derailed, and four overturned, the BBC reported. TV images showed one car torn apart, another on fire and blanket-covered bodies beside the ruined carriages.
A photographer said he emergency crews removing dozens of what appeared to be dead bodies.
Alberto Nunez Feijoo, head of the Galician region, confirmed the death toll to radio station Cadena SER.
"There are bodies lying on the railway track. It's a Dante-esque scene," Feijoo said, the AFP news agency reported.
He said it was too soon to say what caused the accdident.
CNN said an aide the prime minister' indicated that terrorism was not likely.
A witness told a Spanish radio station she first heard a loud explosion and then saw the train derail, Reuters reported.
Santiago de Compostola is about 60 miles south of El Ferrol.
The high-speed train, carrying 218 people between Madrid and El Ferrol, left the tracks on a curve about two miles from the station at Santiago de Compostela, in the Galician region, the railway company Renfe said.
All 13 carriages derailed, and four overturned, the BBC reported. TV images showed one car torn apart, another on fire and blanket-covered bodies beside the ruined carriages.
A photographer said he emergency crews removing dozens of what appeared to be dead bodies.
Alberto Nunez Feijoo, head of the Galician region, confirmed the death toll to radio station Cadena SER.
"There are bodies lying on the railway track. It's a Dante-esque scene," Feijoo said, the AFP news agency reported.
He said it was too soon to say what caused the accdident.
CNN said an aide the prime minister' indicated that terrorism was not likely.
A witness told a Spanish radio station she first heard a loud explosion and then saw the train derail, Reuters reported.
Santiago de Compostola is about 60 miles south of El Ferrol.