BARCELONA, Spain — The deadly train wreck in southern Spain has cast a pall over one of the nation’s symbols of success. The collision Sunday killed at least 40 people and injured dozens more, according to officials as of Monday night.

Two high-speed trains traveling on the Madrid-Andalusia line in southern Spain collided late Sunday, leaving at least 39 people dead and dozens more injured, reports Vanity Fair Italia. The crash is the deadliest rail disaster Spain has seen since 2013, when 80 died in a single-train derailment.

Spain's Civil Guard updated the death toll early Monday after the tail end of a train traveling from Malaga to Madrid went off the rails and slammed into an oncoming train.

Crews were working to retrieve bodies after two high-speed trains derailed in southern Spain. The regional authorities said 41 people were hospitalized, with a dozen of them in intensive care.

At least 21 people were killed on Sunday after a high-speed train derailed and collided with another oncoming train in southern Spain

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