Speaking to the media in Seville, Antonio Sanz, Minister of Health, Presidency, and Emergencies for the Junta de Andalucía, declared his refusal to engage in debate with the association representing victims of the Adamuz train accident, which resulted in 46 fatalities. This stance follows a letter sent by the association to President Juanma Moreno, highlighting alleged deficiencies in the 112 emergency service during the tragedy. The minister chose to direct his criticism towards the central government.

Sanz directly accused the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, of creating a "smokescreen" to "cover up his very serious responsibility" in the events. The Andalusian minister expressed his displeasure at what he considers a political exploitation of the tragedy, stating that "professionals are being tarnished by being dragged into an election campaign." He reiterated that the minister himself initially congratulated the emergency services for their work.

The minister defended the performance of the 112 emergency service, asserting that coordination and deployment were "perfect" that night. He noted that all data regarding the 112 and received calls are currently with the court investigating the incident, emphasizing the transparency of the Junta de Andalucía. Furthermore, he offered his "support" to the victims' families against what he described as an "intolerable attempt at distraction" by the central Executive.

Regarding reports suggesting that calls had to be written down on paper due to a supposed computer system failure, Sanz emphatically denied that the 112 system crashed. He explained that "at the beginning of the emergency, when hundreds of calls accumulated, for agility, perhaps something was written on paper," but questioned the relevance of this detail, rhetorically asking if "safety was truly jeopardized by that."