The Santiago de Compostela derailment occurred on 24 July 2013, when an Alvia high-speed train traveling from Madrid to Ferrol, in the north-west of Spain. Out of 222 people (218 passengers and 4 crew) on board, around 140 were injured and 79 died.

The Santiago de Compostela derailment occurred on 24 July 2013, when an Alvia high-speed train traveling from Madrid to Ferrol, in the north-west of Spain. Out of 222 people (218 passengers and 4 crew) on board, around 140 were injured and 79 died.