Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provides consular assistance following the deadly collision in central Spain.
Australian authorities are working to confirm the wellbeing of two Australians and providing consular assistance to their family following a deadly train crash in central Spain that killed at least 69 people.
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A train crash in central Spain on Wednesday killed at least 69 people.
Australian authorities are working to confirm the wellbeing of two Australians after the deadly train crash in Spain earlier this week.
A statement from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says consular assistance is being provided to the family of two Australians in connection with the collision.
The crash in central Spain on Wednesday killed at least 69 people.
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