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A high-speed train travelling from Malaga to Madrid derailed, crashing into an oncoming train near the town of Adamuz in the southern Andalusia region.What we know so far: A high-speed train carrying hundreds of passengers derailed on Sunday around 7.30 p.m. local time (1830 UTC), jumping the track and hitting an oncoming train The train was traveling from Malaga in Spain's southern Andalusian region to the capital Madrid The collision happened near the town of Adamuz in Cordoba province Rescue operations are still underway Train services between Madrid and cities in Andalucia are suspended for Monday Follow below for more news and information on the train crash in southern Spain here: Rescuers prepare for 'difficult night ahead' Antonio Sanz, Andalusia's regional health minister, said rescue operations are ongoing. He said at least one passenger carriage had rolled down a four-meter (13-foot) slope. The situation at the crash site "is very serious," Sanz said. "We have a very difficult night ahead." The firefighter chief of Cordoba, Francisco Carmona, told Spain's national radio RNE that one of the trains was badly mangled, with at least four wagons off the rails. Regional Civil Protection chief Maria Belen Moya Rojas told local broadcaster Canal Sur that the accident happened in an area that is hard to reach. Local people were taking blankets and water to the scene to help the victims, Rojas said. A military rescue unit is on its way to the accident site, Spain's El Pais reported, after Andalusia's regional government asked the military for help. What we know so far A high-speed train travelling from Malaga to Madried derailed near Adamuz, nearly 40 kilometers (24 miles) northeast of Cordoba, on Sunday evening around 7.30 p.m. local time (18:30 UTC/GMT). It jumped onto another track, where it hit an oncoming train. This train also derailed, Spain's ADIF rail body posted on X. The two trains were carrying nearly 500 passengers, local media, including El Pais, report. Spanish media that at least 21 people were killed in the crash, with at least other 25 seriously injured. The health minister for the Andalusia region where the crash happened, Antonio Sanz, said officials told him they fear the death toll may rise. Welcome to our coverage We are following the high-speed rail crash in southern Spain on Sunday night that has killed at least 21 people and injured dozens more. Follow along for news and details.