"According the Spanish media, the child and her family had been on their way home to Aljaraque, on the Atlantic coast near Huelva, after travelling to the capital to see the Lion King musical and to visit the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. The outing had been a treat to celebrate the Christian feast of the Epiphany, which is when Spanish children traditionally receive their Christmas presents."
"The little girl's survival, he added, was a miracle. Spain's Queen Letizia visits a hospital treating people injured in the collision. Photograph: Casa de SM El Rey/Jose Jimenez/Reuters Adrian Cano, the mayor of Aljaraque, said the town was broken with grief and almost without words of comfort. The girl was cared for overnight by a police officer before being reunited with her grandmother in Cordoba, authorities said."
Two trains collided near Adamuz in the Cordoba province of Andalucia, killing 42 people. A six-year-old girl who had traveled to Madrid with her family to see the Lion King musical was the only member of her family to survive; she was found walking along the tracks with a minor head wound. Her parents, brother and cousin were among the dead. The family had been returning to Aljaraque after visiting Madrid as an Epiphany treat. Local officials expressed profound grief and called the girl's survival a miracle. The girl was cared for overnight by a police officer and later reunited with her grandmother in Cordoba. Rescue crews recovered bodies and treated injured passengers, including a five-month pregnant woman in intensive care.
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