Spain train crash: 'Dozens dead' after train derails in Santiago de Compostela

Updated 24 July 2013 at 5:42 pm

Emergency crews assess the disastrous damage from the Spanish crash. (Reuters)

Emergency services rush to the scene in northwestern Spain.

Smoke billows from the crash - one of the worst in Spanish rail history (Reuters)

Witnesses said the train 'started to twist' after approaching a bend at speed. (Reuters)

A total of 77 people have been killed after a train derailed in Santiago de Compostela, northwestern Spain. Spanish newspapers said the crash happened as the train pulled into the city, while pictures showed several carriages which had rolled over, with flames and smoke seen rising from the front carriage.