Several people have died after a train derailed in O Porrino, northern Spain, emergency services said.
The train was travelling from Vigo, Galicia, to Porto in Portugal when the accident happened near the town of O Porrino at around 9.30am local time (7.30am GMT).
National rail company Renfe said "several" people died in the crash, while the mayor of O Porrino confirmed that dozens of people were also left injured.
Local newspaper Diario de Pontevedra reports that at least three people, including the train driver, died in the collision.
The train was carrying 63 people, the driver and one other crew member.
Pictures from the scene showed the train's front carriage flipped onto its side and rammed up against an electricity pylon next to the track.
Emergency services dispatched doctors to the scene in helicopters, the regional government said.
The public body which manages Spain's railway infrastructure, Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias, has opened an investigation.
The accident has prompted five political parties to suspend election campaigning for the day.
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