Spanish high-speed train crash derails, death toll rises to 69

A high-speed train collision with heavy casualties occurred in Toledo Province, Spain yesterday (28th). The top local administrative official pointed out that after a full day of search and rescue, one more victim was found, bringing the death toll to 69.

"Reuters" reported that people at the scene witnessed a crane lifting the wreckage of the accident site, and rescuers lifted a body covered with a blanket from the carriage.

Emiliano Garcia-Page, president of the Autonomous Region of Castilla-La Mancha, explained that with the addition of this new victim, the death toll in the accident has reached 69. The current search and rescue operations involve crane operations, especially for an overturned carriage. "We think there are unlikely to be more dead under that carriage, but I reserve my words."

The Spanish Interior Ministry said that 57 injured people are still receiving treatment in the hospital. After the accident, a large number of manpower and resources have been dispatched for search and rescue, including more than 800 military police, more than 200 vehicles, 3 helicopters, an operational command post, drones, mounted police units and search and rescue dogs.

The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out that available information shows that a total of 42 passengers from 7 countries were affected by the high-speed rail accident, of which one died and 7 others were injured.