In pictures and video: Two trains collide north of Malaga and more than 200 passengers are evacuated

Álora's El Chorro - Caminito del Rey railway station, north of Malaga, was the scene of an accident at around 9.30pm this Saturday evening (16 December) between two trains on the medium-distance line between the city and Seville.

Thirteen people, three of them children, suffered minor injuries. They were treated at the scene and two were taken to the Guadalhorce hospital. The emergency services also reported that several passengers were given assistance for panic attacks.

The two trains collided sideways on for reasons yet to be confirmed, although some sources indicate that one of them, which was made up of two train units operating as one, may have partially derailed and collided with or brushed against the train coming on the other track.

The collision resulted in was the evacuation of both trains.

While the figure provided was intially 200, Renfe, confirmed later on Sunday that there were 253 passengers affected by the incident, 153 on the train travelling from Malaga to Seville and 100 on the train in the opposite direction. They were evacuated and taken to El Chorro station with the help of firefighters who have been sent to the scene of the accident, according to sources from the Diputación provincial authority. The passengers were all transported to Malaga onteh Cercanías local service and from there, those whose destination was Seville and other stations on the line were transported by bus.

Malaga's provincial fire brigade (CPD) was working in the area where the accident occurred. It appears that the train that was most damaged by the accident - the one that derailed - was leaking diesel. The other one had no apparent damage.