Spain mourns train crash victims as rescue work continues
Health · First reported 29 Oct, 17:01 · Updated 23:15
A train collision in central Spain has killed 69 people, according to a regional official, while rescue teams continue searching the wreckage. The crash has prompted national mourning and disrupted rail services; football clubs also held a minute of silence for victims.
- A body recovered overnight brought the reported death toll to 69, and 50 people remained in hospital, according to Castilla-La Mancha’s regional president.
- King Felipe VI visited a hospital treating survivors as rescue teams searched the wreckage; the government declared three days of national mourning.
- The high-speed route between Madrid and Seville was closed, and Spanish football clubs held a minute of silence for the victims.
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- Reported death toll
- 69, after one more body was recovered overnight.
- People in hospital
- 50, according to Castilla-La Mancha regional president Emiliano García-Page.
- Collision
- A Renfe high-speed train struck the rear of a stationary Iryo service in central Spain.
- Mourning
- The government declared three days of national mourning from Thursday.
- Rail disruption
- The high-speed route between Madrid and Seville was closed.
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